Acknowledgements	iii
How to Use the Budget Document	v
Budget Message and Summary of Strategic Initiatives	1
Strategic Directions	7
Business Plan	17
Introduction	19
Strategic Budgeting Process	19
Environmental Profile	22
Strategic Plan Framework	28
Strategic Directions -- Initiatives	29
Unfunded Initiatives	40
Budget Summary
Budget at a Glance	47
Total County Revenues	50
Total County Expenditures	51
General Fund Revenues	52
General Fund Expenditures	53
School Division Revenues	54
School Division Expenditures	55
Comparative Real Property Tax Rates	56
Comparative Expenditures	57
Consumer Price Index Trends	58
Revenues
General Fund Revenues -- Total	59
Revenue Overview	61
General Fund Revenues -- Local	62
General Fund Revenues -- State	69
General Fund Revenues -- Federal	70
General Fund Revenues -- Transfers	71
General Fund Balance	71
General Government Expenditures
General Gov't. Summary of Expenditures	73
Expenditures by Type	75
General Fund Staffing Summary	76
Summary of Position Changes	77
Position Trends	78
Administration Functional Area
Administration Summary	79
Board of Supervisors	81
County Executive	83
Department of Human Resources	86
County Attorney	90
Department of Finance	92
Department of Information Technology	97
Department of Voter Registration/Elections	100
Judicial Functional Area
Judicial Summary	103
Clerk of the Circuit Court	105
Commonwealth's Attorney	107
Office of the Sheriff	108
Courts	110
Public Safety Functional Area
Public Safety Summary	113
Police Department	115
Department of Fire and Rescue	118
Other Fire/Rescue Services	121
Volunteer Fire/Rescue Services                 Thomas Jefferson Emergency Medical Svs. (TJEMS)                   Volunteer Fire/Rescue Tax Credit                   Forest Fire Extinguishment                                City of C'ville Fire Dept. Fire Svs. Contract
Inspections & Building Codes	123
Public Safety Contributions	125
Emergency Communications Center (ECC)  Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail (ACRJ) Blue Ridge Juvenile Detention Center (BRJDC) The Charlottesville-Albemarle Society for the      Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Offender Aid and Restoration (OAR) Community Attention Home
General Services/Public Works Functional Area
General Services/Public Works Summary	129
General Services/Public Works Department	131
Human Development Functional Area
Human Development Summary	135
Department of Social Service                 Bright Stars Program                 Comprehensive Services Act Program (CSA)	137
Human Development Agency Contributions             AIDS/HIV Services Group (ASG)                 Blue Ridge Medical Center-Latino Lay Health Prog.                   Boys & Girls Club of Charlottesville-Albemarle                 Children, Youth & Family Services (CYFS)                 Commission on Children & Families (CCF)                 Charlottesville/Albemarle Legal Aid Society (CALAS)                 Charlottesville Free Clinic                 Computers4Kids                 FOCUS-Women's Resource Center                 Jefferson Area Board for Aging (JABA)                 Jefferson Area United Transportation Network                 Madison House                 Music Resource Center                 One-Stop Workforce Development Center                 Piedmont Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)                 Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC)                 Region Ten Community Services Board                 Sexual Assault Resource Agency (SARA)                 Shelter for Help in Emergency (SHE)                 Tax Relief for the Elderly & Handicapped                 Thomas Jefferson Health District                  United Way-Child Care                 Urban Vision	144
Parks, Recreation, and Culture Functional Area
Parks, Recreation, and Culture Summary	149
Department of Parks and Recreation	151
Darden Towe Park	155
Recreation and Cultural Agency Contribution	156
African-American Festival (Chihamba) Albemarle County Fair Ash Lawn Opera Festival Charlottesville-Albemarle Convention and Visitors Bureau Jefferson Madison Regional Library (JMRL) Lewis and Clark Festival Literacy Volunteers Municipal Band of Charlottesville Piedmont Council of the Arts Save the Fireworks Virginia Discovery Museum Virginia Festival of the Book Virginia Film Festival WHTJ Public Television WVPT Public Television
Community Development Functional Area
Community Development Summary	159
Community Development Department	161
Office of Housing	165
Community Development Agency Contributions	168
Albemarle Housing Improvement Program (AHIP) Alliance for Community Choice in Transportation (ACCT) Central VA Small Business Development Center (CVSBDC) Charlottesville Community Design Center (CCDC) Charlottesville Transit Service (CTS) Monticello Area Community Action Agency (MACAA) Piedmont Housing Alliance (PHA) Thomas Jefferson Soil and Water Conservation District Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC) Virginia Cooperative Extension Service (VCE)
Non-Departmental
Revenue Sharing	171
Transfers	173
Refunds	174
Reserves	174
Capital Improvements Program
CIP Overview	175
CIP Process and Policies	176
FY 2008-2012 Capital Improvements Program	179
FY 2013-2017 Capital Needs Assessment	180
Project Descriptions	182
Courts Public Safety Public Works Community/Neighborhood Development Human Development Parks, Recreation & Culture Libraries Technology & Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Acquisition of Conservation Easements (ACE) Stormwater Projects School Division Projects
CIP Technical Review Committee Members	190
CIP Charts and Graphs	191
FY 2006-2010 Recommended CIP Revenues and Expenditures      Total CIP Fund      General Government CIP Fund      Schools CIP Fund      Storm Water CIP Fund      Summary of Projects      Maintenance/Replacement Projects      Additional Operating Budget Impact      Debt Balance -- Total Obligated Debt      Pay-as-you-go vs. Debt Service
Debt Management
Debt Management and Policies	203
Outstanding Long-Term Debt Obligations	204
Recommended Debt Levels and Debt Service Requirements	206
Schools Debt Service Fund	207
Local Government Debt Service Fund	208
Amortization Schedule
Other Funds
Summary of Special Revenue Funds	211
Tourism Fund	212
Victim/Witness Grant	213
Metro Planning Grant	213
Vehicle Replacement Fund	214
United Way Child Care Scholarship Fund	215
Budget Process, Policies & Calendar
The Budget Process and Policies	217
Fund Structure	220
Basis of Budgeting & Accounting	221
Financial Management Policies	222
Glossary	227