Budget & Economic Develoment

Business Assistance - Economic Development - Find out how Pinellas County Economic Development's business assistance initiatives work and what the county, cities and area chambers of commerce are doing to help businesses develop and succeed in Pinellas County. Recommended audience: Adults

Economic Development in Pinellas County - Economic Development - What is Economic Development? Listen to an overview of Pinellas County Economic Development (PCED), its mission and its goals. Learn the difference between primary and secondary industries and the role Economic Development plays in our community. Recommended audience: 15 years old - Adults

Pinellas By Design - Economic Development - Pinellas’ Plan for Community Redevelopment - The Pinellas community has embarked on a unique redevelopment strategy to manage population growth, preserve quality of life, and foster business development. The redevelopment plan will preserve greenspace; enhance the quality of downtowns, public parks and recreation facilities; facilitate new construction projects; and renovate older commercial/industrial buildings for a variety of mixed uses. Recommended audience: Adults

Tax Facts - Tax Collector - Learn about the modern role of the Tax Collector, the chief revenue officer for the county. A 20 - minute overview is standard, but the presentation can cover all or any part of the program areas of a Florida Tax Collector's Office in detail, depending on the occasion and length of time requested: driver licenses, titling and registering vehicles or vessels, tourist development taxes, property taxes, hunting and fishing licenses, non-ad valorem taxes such as street lighting assessments, disabled parking permits, specialty license plates, new customer service innovations and more. Recommended audience: Adults

The Pinellas County Budget - County Administrator's Office –A comprehensive overview of the current fiscal year's budget. Recommended audience: Adults

Where Are My $$$s Going? - Management and Budget - Look at how tax dollars are turned into services affecting the community. Find out where the money comes from and then where it goes. Recommended audience: Adults

To request a speaker, either fill out the online form, or phone the Pinellas County Communications Department at 453-3051. Please give three weeks notice to fill your request.