The City Manager's Office includes a Manager's Initiatives Group (MIG) to execute many of the day-to-day activities necessary to lead the organization. The MIG consists of two primary functions:

• Strategic Planning and Decision-Making
• Strategic Communications

The role of the Strategic Planning and Decision-Making portion of the MIG is to develop and execute analytically-driven, high-impact products that improve the strategic direction and long-range planning of the City and facilitate the decision-making processes for its leaders.

The MIG's ultimate goal is to facilitate the decision-making processes utilized by the City Council, staff, and, stakeholders to lead our community. The MIG leads the City’s strategic planning effort and maintains a long-range planning calendar to aid cross-departmental coordination. Additionally, the MIG coordinates the City Council meeting agenda and City Report; oversees the Committee appointment process; and assists in the annual budget development process. Other functions include identifying opportunities for process improvement; change management; and managing Citywide and cross-departmental projects.