December 5, 2016
PRESENT: David Whiry, John Portela, Maryalice Crofton
The members convened at 3pm. There was a brief discussion of three items.
Regarding the individuals recommended for appointment, there is no additional news. We should check in the week of December 19. By that time the activities related to seating new legislators and meetings will be past
There was discussion of who could be asked to brief the Commissioners on considerations for rebranding. The request would be for pro bono service and the target for the briefing is January, February if the person is unavailable. The goal is to get a thorough overview of the issues, possibilities, cautions, cost considerations, and things we don’t even know to consider. John knows someone who has the skills to do this. He will follow up before the end of the week.
The second discussion related to the strategic plan process and format. During 2017, the Commission will undertake the planning process which folds into it the required elements of a State Service Plan (federal and state law requirements). Although the Commission is heavily influenced by the requirements of federal agencies to conform to the Government Performance Results Act (mandates strategic planning and performance measurement), the performance management version of strategic planning may have outlived its usefulness for MCCS. David and Maryalice will research newer strategic planning models and report to Exec in January.
There being no other business, the meeting ended at 3:45 pm.