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You probably didn’t know that the county has more than 50 departments and over 6,000 employees working to keep the county going strong.  We work together to serve you 365 days a year and are dedicated to our citizens. We strive to give you necessary services that come with excellent customer service, valuable programs that enhance lives and a vision that will not only maintain, but improve our county in all areas.  We take pride, as do our citizens, in the quality of Pinellas County.

We know you love the parks!  Pinellas County parks are among the best in the country.  They are clean, well-maintained and operated by employees who love them as much as you do.

Citizens and tourists enjoy Weedon Island and Brooker Creek Preserves, Florida Botanical Gardens and Heritage Village.  These are well-known destinations right here in our backyard and they belong to you.

Emergency Management is on the forefront of getting us prepared for emergencies, especially hurricanes.

Health & Human Services, Animal Services, Community Development, Cultural Affairs, 911 and EMS touch our lives nearly everyday.

There is so much more behind the scenes!  If you would like to know more about your county government, we have a few resources for you.  Check out the list of department to see what services we are providing.  We also have an organization chart to give you more detail.  You can always peruse our website, watch PCC-TV or contact a County Connection Center to get more connected to your county.

	Department List
	Organizational Chart
	Budget FY08 - Detailed budget for 2008 fiscal year.
	Program Budgets - Prior to 2008, departments submitted their budgets in a “line item” format consistent with the State of Florida’s reporting requirements. However, time and experience have shown that this method is inadequate to properly inform our citizens. For this reason, the Office of Management and Budget went back to the drawing board and made significant changes to the budget process in FY08. Each department is now required to define the activities and functional programs in their budget rather than just how much they propose to spend on certain types of goods such as office supplies. They are required to determine what portion of their overall bottom line is allocated to each of these programs; and most importantly, they are required to prioritize according to whether a program is administrative, mandatory, or non-mandatory. Each program area requires at least one performance measure to determine whether the department is doing its job well and each department is categorized as belonging to one of six strategic focus areas.