Major Initiatives - Annual Action Agenda The Sarasota County Strategic Plan outlines five key goals for the next five years. The annual policy item and action agenda has been developed to support the County’s strategic goals and to provide value to residents simultaneously. The agenda lays out a tactical plan that is prioritized to include the Board Policy and Administration Agendas. Sarasota County’s strategic planning process has resulted in a Board-directed strategic plan that has provided guidance to staff on actions to be considered in budget planning and agenda setting. In 2021, the Board adopted seven priorities in the Board Policy Agenda, to include: Destination Athletic Field Complex and Destination Playgrounds Mental Health Special Taxing District New Light Industrial and Manufacturing (ILW) Options Post Census Redistricting and Single Member District Review State Road 681 Full Interchange Streamline Permitting Process Review Workforce/Affordable Housing with Mixed Use and Redevelopment Options In addition to the Board Policy Agenda, Sarasota County also adopted an Administration Agenda for 2021 which is closely monitored by County Administration throughout the year. The County’s Annual Policy and Action Agenda has been summarized by goal, status, department, and action type. Awards and acknowledgements The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to Sarasota County for its Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020. This was the thirty-seventh consecutive year that Sarasota County received this prestigious award. In order to be awarded a Certificate of Achievement, a government must publish an easily readable and efficiently organized Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. This report satisfied both generally accepted accounting principles and applicable legal requirements. A Certificate of Achievement is valid for a period of one year only. We believe that our current Annual Comprehensive Financial Report continues to meet the Certificate of Achievement Program requirements and we will submit it to the GFOA to determine its eligibility for another certificate. In addition to being awarded the Certificate of Achievement, Sarasota County was issued the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for fiscal year 2021. This was the thirty-first consecutive year that Sarasota County received this award. Sarasota County and the Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller received its ninth consecutive Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting (PAFR) recognition from the Government Finance Officers Association for its IMPACT Report for the year ended September 30, 2020. This Annual Comprehensive Financial Report is a product of the dedication of the Finance Department of the Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller of Sarasota County as Auditor and Accountant for the Board of County Commissioners. Recognition goes to: Joni Brown, Tanya Copeland, Michael Dunlop, Anthony Kiwczak, CPA, Leighann Kooy, Nina Plotkina-Mahadeo, CFE, John Oravec, Carlos Pellecer, Elizabeth Ramsden, Marcello Romeiro, Blaine Waldhalm, Jennifer Wion, and Katherine Woodruff. 15
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