FY06 Budget Priority-Setting
The Board of County Commissioner met February 8 to set priorities that the County Manager will use in developing his Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2006. We used essentially the same process as we did last year to set priorities. It was a challenging but productive process.
We asked the Board to set priorities based on the investment value for each Program Category, not on the need for a program or service, or their perception of the importance of any particular community issue. This is not an exact science and most importantly, it was not a final vote or final opportunity for the Board to decide what gets funded and at what amount.

This meeting today serves as a starting point. Based on the preliminary priorities, we will build a recommended budget that provides this Board with clear choices and consequences. Both before and after the County Manager recommends a budget, the Board will have several workshops and other meetings to delve more deeply into key issues affecting the final budget. Priorities may also change as a result of these workshops.

I have attached a PDF file so you can see the FY06 preliminary priorities and how they have changed from FY05. I want to reemphasize that these priorities are not determined by the importance of an issue, but how they rate on three criteria: Relevance, Performance, and Efficiency.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 704-336-6945.

Hyong Yi
Management and Budget Director