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Cultural Alignment and our Values Vision Mission Strategic Plan INNOVATION LEARNING INTEGRITY STEWARDSHIP Competencies

INNO ATION EARNING INT GRITY TEWARDSHIP VALUESVALUES “What does it look like in action?”

Albemarle County Overview Who We Are Today

The county population continues to grow at about 2% annually Albemarle’s population is aging 16% of the county’s population is non-white Population growth is fueled by in-migration Median income levels continue to increase Albemarle residents have a high level of educational attainment

We Invest in Our Quality of Life

Education

Albemarle devotes significant resources to support quality schools School enrollment has leveled off in the past several years County schools produce high achieving, well- prepared students Area residents are life-long learners

Safety and Security

Declining crime rate Major technology initiatives Investment in public safety needs Supporting the total emergency service response network

Rural Protection

95% of the county’s 723 square miles is located in the rural area Over 9% of Albemarle’s acreage is permanently protected as conservation easements, parks & recreation areas More than 2000 buildings and structures and 400 archaeological sites have been identified as potential historic resources The county is developing a Rural Area component for the Comprehensive Plan

Attractive, Livable Urban Environments

Approximately 5%, or 35 square miles of the county, is in the urban sections of the county We are meeting the continued pressure of our transition from a predominantly rural to an urbanizing locality We are master planning our urban areas

A Strong and Stable Economy

Taxable sales have nearly doubled since 1992 A net total gain of 3,791 jobs from 1998 to 2002 Continuing low unemployment rate Lowest real estate tax rate for any Virginia county with a population over 70,000 Awarded AAA Bond Rating

We Look Towards the Future

We focus our efforts according to the four priority directions identified in our Strategic Plan We join in collaborative efforts with our regional partners We focus on technology solutions We are a high performance organization focused on exceeding our customer’s expectations

Albemarle County Organizational Chart Board Of Supervisors County Executive County Attorney Assistant County Executive Assistant County Executive Sheriff Finance Social Services Human Resources Parks & Recreation Information Technology Housing Office Management & Budget Police Fire/Rescue General Services Community Development - Planning - Current Development & Zoning Services - Building & Inspections - Central Operations General Assembly General Dist. Court Judge Juvenile Court Judge Circuit Court Judge Comm. Attorney Clerk to General Dist. Court Electoral Board Clerk to Circuit Court Magistrate Registrar Voters

We wish to be a high performing organization through superior customer service…as a result, we promise to  Communicate honestly and openly  Be courteous, respectful and fair  Be responsive to your needs  Provide you with the best services