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Local Government

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Cultural Alignment and our Values

Vision

Mission

Strategic Plan

INNOVATION

LEARNING

INTEGRITY

STEWARDSHIPCompetencies

INNO ATION

EARNING

INT GRITYTEWARDSHIP

VALUES

“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 AttorneyAssistant County

ExecutiveAssistant 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

GeneralDist. Court

Judge

JuvenileCourtJudge

CircuitCourtJudge

Comm.Attorney

Clerk toGeneral

Dist. Court

Electoral Board

Clerk toCircuitCourt

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