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be performed. As Figure 5 indicates, the process never ceases. At the beginning of each fiscal year, in
October, we conduct or review the results from the most recent citizen survey, this aids staff in focusing
its work for the coming year. Then a meeting with City Council in January provides an opportunity to
review the strategic direction, followed by the creation of departmental business plans in April and
budget development in August. In order for funding to be allocated, departments must follow the
Strategy Map to align requests with the goals, mission, and vision of Southlake.

Strategic planning plays an integral role in the development of each year’s budget and ensures the City’s
ability to meet the needs of a growing community. To be effective, the City must direct resources to
those areas most essential to the community’s priorities. The aim of the City’s Strategic Management
System, with its many integrated parts, does just that.

Strategic Direction

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