Skagit County Launches Live Strategic Plan
The Skagit County Commissioners are excited to announce the launch of an online, live strategic plan via ClearPoint to publish the County’s progress towards the organization’s goals and initiatives. The public can now view the County’s shared priorities, data, and projects within the strategic plan using our website skagit.clearpointstrategy.com. Skagit County staff will be providing an update on our Strategic Plan work throughout 2026 to the County Commissioners on Tuesday, October 27th, at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room. The public is encouraged to join either in-person at 1800 Continental Place, Mount Vernon, or via Zoom at the link on the Commissioners’ website.
When the Skagit Board of County Commissioners adopted the 2022 – 2032 Strategic Plan in 2022, the Board envisioned the plan as a living document. Throughout the life of the Strategic Plan, the document has been reviewed and adjusted based on changing service and delivery needs, unforeseen circumstances, or objectives reaching completion. A key part of the Commissioners’ goals for Strategic Plan implementation was to create an ongoing process that supported broad employee engagement in the review, planning, and reporting of the Strategic Plan. Over the past four years, over 100 Skagit County staff have directly contributed to evaluating and developing our Strategic Plan, ensuring its continued success and benefits for our community.
Using ClearPoint, Skagit County can now display milestones and data used to monitor progress towards our Strategic Plan goals, bringing transparency and accountability to the shared work of County staff. The website includes live data collection, charts, and timelines tracking the County’s efforts on projects, policies, and advocacy. The County is thrilled to bring live data to the public to invite feedback and ensure the community can actively contribute and collaborate with the County on our shared priorities.
Since the last published update of the Strategic Plan in June 2024, Skagit County staff have integrated plan objectives with the Balanced Scorecard model to translate strategy into the activities that employees perform to accomplish the County’s goals. The Balanced Scorecard is a strategic planning and management system that organizations use to focus on strategy and improve performance. The model allows organizations to ensure that every department sees and understands clear linkages between its own strategy and the strategy of the organization as a whole.
This process has helped Skagit County communicate what we are trying to accomplish, align the day-to-day work with our Strategic Plan goals, prioritize projects and services, and measure and monitor progress towards the Strategic Plan targets. Balanced Scorecard provides a more transparent process that allows increased engagement of leadership, and stability and sustainability in planning, budgeting, and managing services in alignment with the County’s vision.
Questions about the Skagit County Strategic Plan can be email to the County Commissioners’ Office at commissioners@skagitcountywa.gov.
