The County of Marin has worked collaboratively for many years to build an organization that effectively meets community needs and values the importance of its employees. This work began in 1999 with a series of employee focus groups to identify how to make Marin County a better place to work. As a result of these focus groups, the County created its first statement of Mission, Goals, and Values and developed its first Strategic Plan in 2001. The Strategic Plan highlighted the importance of being an organization that provides excellent customer service, develops and supports employees, effectively communicates with the public and employees, and manages for results. Please click here to download the Strategic Plan.

In 2004, the Board adopted Managing for Results (MFR) as a key strategy to help the County “do the most important things well.” MFR helps identify the County’s most important priorities, align department and program activities to reflect those priorities, and use performance measures to track our progress in accomplishing them. The overall goals of the MFR program are to:

• Assist the Board of Supervisors by identifying and implementing countywide priorities and linking these priorities to department and program operations
• Assist departments and programs in evaluating the quality of their services and make continuous improvements to service delivery
• Inform the budget process to help allocate resources based on the highest priorities
• Communicate the results and outcomes of our services to the community

Departmental Performance Plans

The department performance plan is a workplan that identifies and communicates the department’s top goals and key initiatives to help achieve those goals over the coming fiscal year. The performance also lists the department’s performance objectives and measures by program.

• Agriculture, Weights and Measures FY 2009-10 Performance Plan
• Assessor-Recorder FY 2009-10 Performance Plan
• Auditor-Controller FY 2009-10 Performance Plan
• Child Support Services FY 2009-10 Performance Plan
• Coroner FY 2009-10 Performance Plan
• County Administrator FY 2009-10 Performance Plan
• County Counsel FY 2009-10 Performance Plan
• Community Development Agency FY 2009-10 Performance Plan
• Cultural and Visitor Services FY 2009-10 Performance Plan
• District Attorney FY 2009-10 Performance Plan
• Farm Advisor FY 2009-10 Performance Plan
• Fire FY 2009-10 Performance Plan
• Health and Human Services FY 2009-10 Performance Plan
• Human Resources FY 2009-10 Performance Plan
• Information Services and Technology FY 2008-09 Performance Plan
• Library FY 2009-10 Performance Plan
• Parks and Open Space FY 2009-10 Performance Plan
• Probation FY 2009-10 Performance Plan
• Public Defender FY 2009-10 Performance Plan
• Public Works FY 2009-10 Performance Plan
• Sheriff FY 2009-10 Performance Plan
• Treasurer-Tax Collector/Public Administrator/Clerk/Registrar FY 2009-10 Performance Plan

MFR Year End Reports

The department performance plan is a workplan that identifies and communicates the department’s top goals and key initiatives to help achieve those goals over the coming fiscal year. The performance also lists the department’s performance objectives and measures by program.

• Year End Review Highlights
• Compilation of Performance Measures