2021-2025 Strategic Plan

Strategic planning in the municipal setting prescribes a systematic process that enables Village leadership to understand the numerous future conditions in which the Village will exist, establish consensus about how best to achieve a vision of the future, and develop action plans that with help make that happen – all within the context of available financial and human resources.

A strategic plan can be a complex process involving many months of work and may include community surveys, special committees or work groups, trend and forecast analysis, SWOT analysis, and more. The work required, however, does not diminish the need for elected officials and staff to have a guide to conducting our mission towards our vision.

While much of what is contained herein has existed for years among our archive of historical records, this is the Village of Granville’s first strategic plan of record. It comes at a time of increased uncertainty with regard to development impacts from surrounding communities, and some public perception that we are not prepared to address it. The risks this situation poses are palpable – this plan will help all of us improve operational efficiency, accelerate our decision cycle, and better posture us to address challenges moving forward. This plan begins with identification of our mission, values, and vision, and using them to develop strategic priorities. The priorities arrayed as lines of effort that all work will follow.

For this first iteration, these elements were derived from Councilmembers’ initial guidance to the new Manager, input from the Village staff, existing planning tools, and Village reference documents regularly in use, including:

  • Comprehensive Plans (1989, 1998, 2012, including updates)

  • Village Administrative and Fiscal Policies

  • Village Charter o Village Municipal Code

  • Village Annual Reports o Annual Village Council Retreat Minutes (2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019)

  • Sustainability Studies (2017, 2018, conducted by Denison University)

  • Village Subdivision Regulations (1964)

  • Village Zoning Ordinances (1977 and later)

Our strategic plan will help to inform and shape future legislation, plans, policies, and other reference documents (notably, it will contribute to our upcoming revision of the Granville Comprehensive Plan, a document created jointly with Granville Township). Please note that this plan is a provisional starting point. Over the course of this year, we will review its fit, form, and function to ensure it is doing what it is intended to do.