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Welcome and Good Morning!

Local Government. Welcome and Good Morning!. Please help yourself to refreshments and take a moment to meet your fellow employees!. Cultural Alignment and our Values. INNOVATION. Vision. Mission. LEARNING. Strategic Plan. INTEGRITY. Competencies. STEWARDSHIP. V A L U E S.

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Welcome and Good Morning!

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  1. Local Government Welcome and Good Morning! Please help yourself to refreshments and take a moment to meet your fellow employees!

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

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

  4. Albemarle County Overview Who We Are Today

  5. 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

  6. We Invest in Our Quality of Life

  7. Education

  8. 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

  9. Safety and Security

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

  11. Rural Protection

  12. 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

  13. Attractive, Livable Urban Environments

  14. 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

  15. A Strong and Stable Economy

  16. 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

  17. We Look Towards the Future

  18. 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

  19. Albemarle County Organizational Chart Voters General Assembly General Dist. Court Judge Juvenile Court Judge Circuit Court Judge Clerkto Circuit Court Comm. Attorney Sheriff County Executive Clerkto General Dist. Court Electoral Board Magistrate Assistant County Executive County Attorney Assistant County Executive Finance Police Registrar Social Services Fire/Rescue HumanResources General Services Parks & Recreation Community Development - Planning - Current Development & Zoning Services - Building & Inspections - Central Operations InformationTechnology HousingOffice Management & Budget

  20. 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

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