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Strategic Initiatives (Cont.)

Strategic Planning Goal:

Attract, retain and motivate qualified staff

Strategic Initiatives:
1. Continue to review and revise the recruitment and retention

strategy annually.
2. Evaluate the need to add personnel in the Information Technology

Department during each annual budget cycle and Personnel

Improvement Plan update.

3. Conduct an employee survey every three years.
4. Implement a Phased Approach for transition to Paid Time Off

program

Strategic Planning Goal:

Evaluate technology and workplace solutions highlighted by COVID-19

Strategic Initiatives:
1. Evaluate the need for the Library and Information Technology
Departments to partner on identifying a method to expand

broadband access to the citizens and students of Watauga in
support of the need identified by COVID-19 and proposed legislation

during the 87th Legislative Session prior to May 2023.
2. Research the need and identify positions and costs/savings

associated with implementing telecommuting for specific job

functions prior to October 2023.

3. Implement AMI Technology in the City prior to a specified January

2025.

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