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Topics for today: Welcome from Bob Tucker Our Values “What’s Happening in the County?” (Lee Catlin) ~~ break ~~ Our Vision, Mission & Strategic Plan (Lori Allshouse) Department Overview Our Operating Principles
Welcome. We’re glad you are here. ~ Bob Tucker County Executive Local Government
Topics for today: Welcome from Bob Tucker Our Values “What’s happening in the county?” (Lee Catlin) Our Vision, Mission & Strategic Plan (Lori Allshouse) Department overview Our operating principles
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?”
Topics for today: Welcome from Bob Tucker Our Values “What’s Happening in the County?” (Lee Catlin) Our Vision, Mission & Strategic Plan (Lori Allshouse) Department Overview Our Operating Principles
Albemarle County New Employee Orientation Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Stewardship ♦ Learning
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
Topics for today: Welcome from Bob Tucker Our Values “What’s happening in the county?” (Lee Catlin) Our Vision, Mission & Strategic Plan (Lori Allshouse) Department overview Our operating principles
Topics for today: Welcome from Bob Tucker Our Values Our Vision, Mission & Strategic Plan (Lori Allshouse) “What’s Happening in the County?” (Lee Catlin) Department Overview Our Operating Principles
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
Topics for today: Welcome from Bob Tucker Our Values Our Vision, Mission & Strategic Plan (Lori Allshouse) “What’s Happening in the County?” (Lee Catlin) Department Overview Our Operating Principles
In Albemarle County, we strive to be a high performance organization... What does that mean?
High Performance Model Customer Process Mgmt Data & Analysis Strategic Plan Leadership HR Dev & Mgmt Organizational Results
We ask the questions : Do we ____? Know, understand, and focus on our customer’s needs? Strive to provide superior customer service, internal and external? Have an articulated strategic plan to meet or exceed those needs? Have a shared set of values, vision, and purpose? Have measures and feedback mechanisms in place to measure our outcomes and progress? Think about the immediate and long term impact of our decisions and actions? Practice shared decision making, open communication flow, and consultative/ participatory leadership? Have the skills and tools to analyze and solve problems? Hold ourselves and others accountable for our commitments? Make decisions based on data and feedback? Seek and implement ways to empower individuals and teams? Continually learn, think, change, and renew (continuous learning & improvement)? If yes, then how?
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
Give em the PICKLE!
Again…Welcome… We’re glad you are here.