75). This reduced cost and efficiency can result in strengthening support for strategic planning (Julnes, 2008). Furthermore, since most community councils likely vote in new members every four years, the three year strategic planning process will enable the current council to make needed adjustments to regain support if their constituents. This will result in leadership motivation to make the hard choices; after all, if they fail their jobs are on the line. In a five year plan what real motivation would a member have in making changes to strategic plans that have identified problems? It would be easier to gloss over those problems when there may be no stressors related to the failures of the mission