In 2001, the County implemented its first five-year plan under the Managing for Results system. During the five-year period, the County made great strides in addressing the priorities of that plan, including constructing two new adult detention facilities and two new juvenile detention facilities, developing the regional Human Services Campus , providing $5 million in funding to support the T-Gen project , reducing the overall property tax rate from $1.57 per $100 of assessed value in FY01 to $1.47 in FY05, purchasing Spur Cross Park to protect it from development, completing capital improvement projects for County facilities, roads and bridges, creating a regional trails master plan, and much, much more.

Maricopa County utilizes its Managing for Results principles to ensure successful updating and implementation of its strategic plan. Starting in December 2004, the MFR Team asked County departments to conduct “environmental scans” with their customers, employees, advisory/community boards, and other interested stakeholders to identify issues and trends for consideration by the County strategic planning team (Corporate Review Committee). The Corporate Review Committee reviewed submissions from County departments and grouped them into like categories for consideration by the Board of Supervisors and County Manager. In a subsequent two-day strategic planning session, the Board of Supervisors and County Manager reviewed and discussed the issues and identified areas where the County would need to focus its attention and resources over the next three to five years to ensure the successful, sound, and stable delivery of County services to a rapidly growing and changing community. From this meeting, a draft set of strategic priorities and goals were developed and shared with County departments for additional review and comment. The Board approved the final strategic plan on June 6, 2005.