Joint Board Goals and Objectives FY25
| Objectives | Importance 1-10 | Housing/ Development | Effective and efficient government | Affordability | Climate Resiliency | Time Frame | Staff time | Who owns | Process |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Statement | Increase new housing and development | Provide excellent services to residents within financial constraints | Ensure Woodstock is a place where families can live and work in | Protect the future of Woodstock | |||||
| Purchase Woodstock Aqueduct + Capital Projects | 10 | X | X | X | X | Dec-24 | uncalculable | Municipal Manager's Office, Selectboard | October 29th Vote and December 10th vote |
| Main Waste Water Treatment Plant Upgrades | 10 | X | X | X | X | Mar-25 | uncalculable | Municipal Manager's Office, Selectboard, Waste Water Department | Communication, Presentations, allocation of costs,Town Meeting Vote, March 2025 |
| Merge Town and Village | 1 (3) 7-8 (5) 10(2) | X | |||||||
| Redirect and condense committees and commissions (including EDC) | 10 | X | X | x | ASAP | 40 hours | Municipal Manager office, all boards and commissions, Selectboard, Trustees | Ongoing training by Two Rivers with boards. Directive from Selectboard and Trustees. New new technology | |
| Create Capital Plan | 10 | X | X | X | X | Jan-25 | 40-120 hours | Municipal Manager office, Finance Department, Department Heads | Done through the FY26 Budget process. Voted on by boards in December/January |
| Purchase and implement permitting software | 9 to 10 | X | 24-Dec | 120 hours | Municipal Manager's office, P and Z, Department Heads, residents | Staff has already completed demos, waiting on one more quote, use ARPA funds to make purchase before 12/31/24 | |||
| Traffic calming/ pedestrian safety- More village specific | 6-7 ongoing discussion | X | X | 2026 | one year | Municipal Manager office, Selectboard, Trustees, residents | |||
| Improve foliage experience | Conversation with Chamber | X | |||||||
| Improve Town Hall Meeting Tech | 10 | X | Jan-25 | 40-120 hours | Municipal Manager office, all boards and commissions, Selectboard, Trustees | Allocate Funds, discussions with IT, discussions with other municipalities,design layout of conference room, purchase needed equipment | |||
| Update Zoning Bylaws | 8-9 Directed elsewhere (Two Rivers, PC) | X | 2026 | 1-2 years | Two Rivers, P and Z office, municipal manager office | Two Rivers applying for a grant, provide support with new P and Z team | |||
| Regulate Short Term Rentals | 9 Must act by November | X | X | X | 2025 | 3 months | Municipal Manager office, Selectboard, Trustees, residents | Selectboard and Trustees need to decide on future actions | |
| Shared Services/Staffing | Budget Process | X | |||||||
| Repair and improve Village Buildings | 7 | X | |||||||
| Improve communication with the public | 9 to 10 | X | ASAP | uncalculable | Municipal Manageer's office, Department Heads | Ongoing. Community forums are great but cannot do for all information. Continue use of substack, facebook, website. Find other avenues to get information out | |||
| Pursue floodplain restoration projects | 9 | X | X | X | |||||
| Resize culverts; identifying priority road culvert replacement and ditching projects | 9 | X | X | X | X | ||||
| Improve billing and tracking for water and sewer | 9-10 (Finance Committee) | X | X |