In September, 2011, the Mayor and Board of Trustees met in a series of public meetings to discuss short and long term goals for Lincolnshire's government. The following lists state their consensus of the most pressing issues facing our community. The responsible department for each goal is listed in parentheses.

Short Term Goals (To be completed by the end of FY 2012)

• ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN ( Community Development)
  Review and update, as necessary, the Village's strategic visioning document, to facilitate economic growth and new opportunities in the Village's business and commercial districts.

• ZONING ORDINANCE (Community Development)
  Initiate a comprehensive review of the Village's Zoning Ordinance structure and adopt necessary revisions that provide enhanced, more intuitive usage by staff, residents and developers, while also clarifying the requirements that reflect important values of the community.

• WEBSITE IMPROVEMENTS (Executive Services)
  Research, evaluate and implement a web based work request and management program to improve customer service.

• CASH MANAGEMENT (Finance)
  Investigate and determine the feasibility of cash management systems to reduce processing time and add financial protection against unauthorized disbursements.

• PROCUREMENT MANUAL (Finance)
  Review and update the Village's internal controls in the procurement process.

• PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (Police)
  Conduct a comprehensive analysis of the Police Department's property/evidence storage needs and develop a plan for maximizing the efficient use of available storage space in the Police facility.

• COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS (Police)
  Identify opportunities to collaborate with residents and community organizations to accomplish the department's crime control mission.

• STORM READY COMMUNITY (Public Works)
  Implement the Storm Ready program from the National Weather Service to improve emergency response and to gain credit in the CRS program.

• STREETS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (Public Works)
  Create a new capital improvement program for street maintenance based upon the implementation of a Pavement Management System.

• PARKS COMMUNITY BEAUTIFICATION PILOT PROGRAM (Public Works)
  Implement a pilot project to determine if there is sufficient community interest to conduct work days in nearby parks.

• MUNICIPAL PARTNERING (Police)
  Investigate opportunities to partner with other governmental entities for the procurement of goods and services, where practical, and implement such programs.

Long Term Goals

• ANNEXATION OF DESIRABLE PROPERTIES (Community Development)
  Continue the evaluation of properties identified by the Mayor and Board of Trustees as desirable for annexation. Work with property owners and potential developers of strategic properties vital to ensuring the Village's vision for appropriate growth and development.

• MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARDS FOR DEVELOPMENT (Community Development)
  Continue to work with representatives of the development community to achieve superior design in residential and commercial developments which will enhance and contribute to the established character of Lincolnshire.

• DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT (Community Development)
  Complete any remaining infrastructure improvements in the downtown triangle for future development and continue the process to attract a new developer and development project featuring a grocery store.

• SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY (Community Development/Public Works)
  Investigate additional methods and alternatives to improve municipal operations with "green" initiatives which are economically and environmentally sound through education, research and evaluation.

• RECORDS CONVERSION (Finance)
  Complete the transfer of Village archived records from paper to digital format.

• MAINTAIN COST EFFECTIVE LEVELS OF VILLAGE SERVICES TO RESIDENTS WITHOUT INCREASING PROPERTY TAX RATES (Finance)
  Continue to provide Village operational services without the use of property taxes. Update the strategic financial plan as necessary.

• EMERGENCY PLANNING (Police/Public Works)
  Conduct annual exercises and evaluations of the Village's Emergency Response Plan.

• VILLAGE IDENTITY (Public Works)
  Implement the Corridor Identity Plan adopted in 2008 for landscape and hardscape improvements in the main transportation corridors in the Village including Route 22, Riverwoods Road, Milwaukee Avenue, Aptakisic Road
  and Olde Half Day Road.

• COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM (Public Works)
  Review the changes incorporated into the 2012 Community Rating System Coordinators Manual to determine the feasibility of moving the Village from a Class 5 to Class 4 under the National Flood Insurance Program's CRS Program to stress floodplain management, to improve emergency response to floods and to reduce property insurance premiums for residents.