Council priorities
Mayor and Council develop and identify key projects and initiatives to be undertaken during the term of Council 2023–2026 —these are the Council Priorities.
Council priorities outline areas of focus for the coming term. These priorities can be amended over time as some are completed and other needs arise. Any proposed new projects are evaluated on priority and costs—both financial and in staff time.
These priorities are in addition to existing operational tasks and approved capital projects. The projects or initiatives in this plan fall outside of staff’s day-to-day operational or service level commitments.
Generally, 90 per cent of staff effort is devoted to delivering on service level commitments, which leaves approximately 10 per cent of staff’s workplan capacity for projects that are part of the Council Priorities Plan.
Next steps
Council reviews project progress and updates priorities three times a year to coincide with period reports. The period reports and priorities plan are updated in January, May and September by staff and presented to council for feedback and adoption.
Past strategic plans
- Strategic plan 2019-2023 | Strategic plan backgrounder | Budget documents
- Strategic Priorities Chart 2015-2019 - Updated January 2018 & Operational Strategies 2018
- Strategic Priorities Chart 2015-2019 - Updated January 2017 & Operational Strategies 2017
- Strategic Priorities Chart 2015-2019 - Updated January 2016
- Operational Strategies 2016
- 2015 Strategic Priorities Report
- Strategic Priorities at the Township of Esquimalt (Jan 2014)
- Strategic Priorities at the Township of Esquimalt (Jan 2013)
- 2012 Strategic Priorities Report
- 2009-2011 Strategic Plan
- 2008-2009 Strategic Plan
- 2007-2008 Strategic Plan
- 2006-2007 Statement of Municipal Objectives