CC - Agendas - City Council - STUDY SESSION - 2/14/2023

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Community First - Courage, Grit, and Duty - Driven by Excellence Page 10 applying for progressively rigorous ICMA certificates in performance management to further guide the use of data within the organization. Overall Cost Projection Capital/One-Time Personnel/Ongoing $120,000 $150,000 • Strategic Result 5: Vision and Values - Forged by Values/Energized by Vision. The firefighters and civilian staff of the Prescott Fire Department bring strong values and a forward-looking commitment to the work. Therefore, the department seeks and is committed to creating an organizational culture consistent and aligned with its members and values, by: ensuring that all messages, behaviors, and beliefs from department leadership are consistent with a customer- focused culture; establishing expectations and support systems for supervisors to reward, manage, and promote organizational values and expectations; evaluating organizational culture through an employee engagement survey that measures adherence to organizational values and expectations; and, ensuring each member and their supervisor have a conversation about the member’s contribution to the organizational culture at regular performance evaluations. Overall Cost Projection Capital/One-Time Personnel/Ongoing $5,000 $25,000 These results, if accomplished, will help place the community in a position to ensure that the public safety infrastructure, resources, and workforce are applied in a data-driven and values-based manner to maintain the high quality of life enjoyed by Prescott residents and visitors. Planning Methodology The department utilized a three-phase approach to develop the strategic plan. These consisted of a review of existing organizational planning documents, conducting a comprehensive organizational assessment using feedback from multiple stakeholder groups, and establishing a results-oriented business plan that consolidated all three phases. This comprehensive approach was chosen partly due to a change in leadership in the organization and a change in the political environment influencing the department. The department relies on three key planning components in its environmental scan to identify the structural, cultural, and financial factors impacting its demand and ability to provide services. They are the Community Risk Assessment, External Stakeholder Input, and Internal Stakeholder Input. All three of these components rely heavily on Review of Organizational Planning Documents The work on the 2023-2028 Strategic Plan began with an extensive assessment of the department’s existing strategic plan, the Community Risk Assessment/Standards of Cover, and the department’s 89