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<br />7B <br />Page 30 <br /> <br /> <br />PRo.GRAM .AREA ~4: Strengthening The <br />Organizati~nal ,Capacity Of The <br />Alliance To Achieve Its Goals <br /> <br />With a newly distinguished mission and a heightened <br />sense of urgency. the organizational strength and capacity <br />of the Alliance is critical to providing for the transit needs <br />of San Mateo County. Program Area 4 - Strengthening <br />the Organizational Capacity of the Alliance to Achieve its <br />Goals - is the foundation that ensures the effective deliv- <br />ery of each of the three other Planning Areas. <br /> <br />There are four strategic areas of importance in Program <br />Area 4: <br /> <br />I. Finance and Budget <br />2. Governance <br /> <br />3. Administration and Business Practices <br /> <br />4. Communication <br /> <br />The following are the goals and strategies for these stra- <br />tegic areas: <br /> <br />lB. finan-ce -;'nd Budget <br /> <br /> <br />-- -- - ------- <br /> <br />The fundamental pillar supporting the ongoing success of <br />the Alliance is its financial health. The Board of Direc- <br />tors and Executive Director recognize that accomplish- <br />ing its objectives is only possible from a healthy financial <br />position - one that is stable from year to year and that is <br />valued for its financial stewardship. <br /> <br />Goal: <br /> <br />· Ensure the integrity of the financial reporting and <br />budgeting process and increase operational ef- <br />ficiencies. <br /> <br />Strategies: <br /> <br />. Reorganize the Agency budget to reflect newly <br />defined Planning Areas. <br /> <br />· Adopt Board Policy regarding annual financial and <br />performance audits. <br /> <br />· Develop performance measures to regularly pres- <br />ent to Alliance Board such as revenue to expense <br />ratio, cost per ton of emission reduced. and cost <br />per program participant. <br /> <br />· Fully reflect the value of shuttle services already <br />being provided in the Alliance budget. <br /> <br />· Formally evaluate each organizational activity for <br />cost effectiveness as measured by Performance <br />Measures recommended in Planning Areas I. 2 <br />and 3. <br /> <br />· Eliminate activities and programs that are un- <br />funded. <br /> <br />· Eliminate activities and programs that are dramati- <br />cally underutilized and provide little substantial <br /> <br />effect on the organizational mission. <br /> <br />28 <br />