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Durham County Strategic Plan
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Implementing the Plan
Durham County Government is hard at work implementing the County’s Strategic Plan. After the Durham Board of County Commissioners approved the Strategic Plan in February 2012, employee teams began meeting to set priorities for the first year of implementation. The Implementation Team, which includes “Goal Champions” and executive-level county leadership, meets regularly to plan for the future. Meanwhile, goal-specific “Standing Teams” are meeting to lay out a vision for the first and subsequent years of the plan. In addition, project-based “Ad-hoc Teams” are meeting to start accomplishing priority initiatives in the plan. Durham County is steering the way with its Strategic Plan implementation.
View the full Durham County Strategic Plan.
Strategic Plan Overview
Goal 1: Community and Family Prosperity and Enrichment 
- Provide access to educational, vocational, economic and cultural opportunities
- Empower citizens to select strategies that improve their quality of life
Goal Champion: Drew Cummings, Assistant County Manager for Special Programs
Standing Team: Adam Klein, Durham Chamber; Matthew Coppedge, Downtown Durham, Inc.; Debbie Pitman, Durham Public Schools; Wanda Maggart, Durham Technical Community College; Liz Rooks/Bob Geolas, Research Triangle Foundation; Kevin Dick, City of Durham Office of Economic and Workforce Development; Denise Motley Johnston, Duke University; Hazell Reed, NC Central University
Goal 2: Health and Well-being for All 
- Improve the quality of life through preventative, behavioral and physical care services
- Reduce barriers to access services
Goal Champion: Gayle Harris, Director of the Durham County Health Department
Standing Team: Delphine Sellars, Cooperative Extension; Mike Smith, EMS; Jeff Batten, Fire Marshal; Gail Perry, DSS; Becky Freeman; Public Health; Eric Nickens, Public Health
Goal 3: Safe and Secure Community 
- Partner with the community to prevent and address unsafe conditions, protect life and property and response to emergencies
Goal Champion: Gudrun Parmer, Director of the Criminal Justice Resource Center
Standing Team: Teresa Crabtree, Sheriff’s Department; Kevin Underhill, EMS; Jeff Batten, Fire Marshal; Julian Couch, Sheriff’s Department; Ann Oshel; Alliance Behavioral Healthcare
Goal 4: Environmental Stewardship 
- Protect our environment through planned growth, conservation, preservation, enhancement and restoration of our natural and built resources
Goal Champions: Tobin Freid, City-County Sustainability Manager and Jennifer Brooks, Soil Conservationist for Durham Soil and Water Conservation District
Standing Team: Jane Korest, Engineering/Environmental Services; Ozzie Day, General Services; Aaron Cain, Planning; Meg Scully, Cooperative Extension; Bob Jordan, Environmental Health
Goal 5: Accountable, Efficient and Visionary Government 
- An effective organization committed to the pursuit of excellence through: collaborative leadership, exceptional customer services, innovation, transparency and fiscal responsibility
Goal Champions: Motiryo Keambiroiro, Director of General Services and Keith Lane, Senior Budget Analyst
Standing Team: Rod Walton, Human Resources; Camille Dixon, Human Resources; Michelle Albaladejo, Criminal Justice Resource Center; Michelle Parker-Evans, Clerk’s Office; Dawn Dudley, County Manager’s Office
Mission and Vision:
- Mission Statement -- Durham County provides fiscally responsible, quality services necessary to promote a healthy, safe, and vibrant community.
- Vision Statement -- Durham County: a thriving, vibrant, diverse community with abundant opportunity for all residents to live, work, learn, play, and grow.
Strategic Plan Archives
Learn more about the Strategic Planning Process
On the November 2011 airing of “In Touch with Durham County Government,” seen on Durham Cable Access Channel 8, Dr. Tyrone Baines, consultant for the County’s Strategic Planning Process, and Michael Davis, assistant to the County Manager, give hosts Chairman Michael Page and Deborah Craig-Ray, assistant county manager for Communications, a progress report on the initiative.
To watch the interview, visit the County’s Live and Archived Media Library Web page.
Steering the Way!
In late 2011, County Manager Mike Ruffin provided a brief update about the Durham County Strategic Planning Process. His video, which can be downloaded below, gives a good picture of how Durham County’s Strategic Plan will steer the way to a better Durham where all people will desire to live, work and play! In the video, Ruffin shared this vision as well as the Board of County Commissioners’ commitment to ensuring that the plan is dynamic.
Click here to view the County Manager’s video.
Contact Information
Do you have questions about the Durham County Strategic Plan? If so, contact Michael Davis, strategic initiative manager for the Durham County Manager's Office, at (919) 560-0062 or mdavis@durhamcountync.gov.
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