Strategic Plan

The Strategic Plan drives the City’s annual budget. The Fiscal Plan is driven and arranged by strategic priorities and desired outcomes.

• FY 2021 Preliminary Fiscal Plan
• FY 2020 Fiscal Plan
• Fiscal Plan Library

We developed the below Strategic Plan Framework to give you a sense of:

• Where the Strategic Plan fits in with our Master Plan and Fiscal Plans
• How our values, vision and mission shape the Strategic Plan
• How the plan's priorities, outcomes, objectives, strategies and metrics work together
• How the City will hold itself accountable to the plan through annual performance reports and staff performance evaluations

Our values are what we stand for. They are embedded throughout the entire Strategic Plan and guide all City work.

Grand Rapids will be nationally recognized as an equitable, welcoming, innovative and collaborative city with a robust economy, safe and healthy community, and the opportunity for a high quality of life for all.

To elevate quality of life through excellent City services.

Strategic Priorities are what we want to achieve. We've identified 6 Strategic Priorities.

We've created outcomes, objectives, strategies and metrics for each one.

April 2020 Digital Town Hall

City Manager Mark Washington and Mayor Rosalynn Bliss hold a digital town hall on the state of the City’s budget and services in response to COVID-19.

February 2019 Digital Town Hall

City Manager Mark Washington and Mayor Bliss provided an update on the Strategic Plan during the first ever Digital Town Hall. Check it out below.

December 4, 2019 City Commission Strategic Planning Session

January 22, 2019 City Commission Strategic Planning Session

February 26, 2019 City Commission Strategic Planning Session

March 15, 2019 City Commission Strategic Planning Session

November 18, 2019 City Commission Budget Planning Session - English 

November 18, 2019 City Commission Budget Planning Session - Spanish

Check out presentations, updates, draft plans and more related to the Strategic Plan below:

Fiscal Year 2019

10/22/19 FY2020 Performance Management Progress Update(PDF, 2MB)

4/9/19 Submitted City of Grand Rapids Strategic Plan(PDF, 5MB)

3/15/19 City Commission Strategic Planning Slides(PDF, 1MB)

2/26/19 Equity Statement for Strategic Plan(PDF, 178KB)

2/26/19 City Commission Strategic Planning Slides(PDF, 1MB)

2/22/19 Draft Preliminary Strategic Plan FY2020-FY2023(PDF, 1MB)

2/4/19 Digital City Hall Presentation Slides(PDF, 682KB)

1/18/19 Draft Preliminary Strategic Plan(PDF, 547KB)

1/22/19 City Commission Strategic Planning Slides(PDF, 3MB)

12/4/18 City Manager Trends and Opportunities Slides(PDF, 2MB)