This new plan continues to focus the time of our employees to manage the future horizon and be proactive about pursuing opportunities to continue to improve Abington Township. All too often in developing their financial plans and budgets, municipal governments do not recognize their most important asset employees and their time.

The Township’s new strategic plan recognizes the value of our employee’s time and how it has to be managed and focused to shape our community’s future.

This is but one element, because it can offer much more. The integration of the strategic planning process will be evident in this year's budget, as the goals and/or objectives of each department and division tie back to the Focus Areas and their Guiding Principles.Ī strategic plan is a document that identifies the strategies, goals and objectives for prioritizing the Township’s services, programs, maintenance and capital needs. The Board of Commissioners, through their priorities established in FY 2019, FY 2020, FY 2021 and the strategic planning process embarked upon in 2022, provide the necessary opportunity for the community and management to focus on a bright future. We will continuously evaluate all positions and educate, train and support personal growth of employees as a keystone to build future organizational strength. In these uncertain times, predictability and reliability are critical to sound decision-making. The Administration, more specifically, the Office of the Township Manager, continues to lead in evolving forward, continues to evaluate people and programs, and strives to achieve fiscal predictability. In 2019, it was clear that key functions required reducing cost through attrition and seeking efficiencies in operations. In 2018, driven by the goal of delivering cost effective services and doing so in a fiscally responsible manner, while recognizing the need to prioritize spending, management embarked on goal and priority setting across all functions and in Board policymaking. The Township of Abington Board of Commissioners and all Township employees are guided by the principle of public service. The Electorate, and the public at-large, is who all public officials and public employees serve, and they are the starting point for all decision-making.

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