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2008 Budget Book - Kitsap County Government

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General Information and Economic Indicators<br />

Table 1<br />

BARGAINING UNITS AND CONTRACT STATUS<br />

Collective Bargaining Unit<br />

Number of<br />

Employees<br />

Termination Date<br />

of Current<br />

Contract<br />

WSCCE 1 Local 1308 (Courthouse Employees) 272 12/31/09<br />

WSCCE 1 Local 1308-CS (Courthouse Supervisory Employees) 29 12/31/10<br />

<strong>Kitsap</strong> <strong>County</strong> Prosecutor’s Guild (Deputy Prosecutors) 30 12/31/09<br />

Council (Public Works Dept. Road Division Employees) 77 12/31/06<br />

Teamsters, Local 589 (Utilities Division Employees) 59 12/31/06<br />

<strong>Kitsap</strong> <strong>County</strong> Deputy Sheriffs Guild 2 (Deputy Sheriffs) 104 12/31/07<br />

<strong>Kitsap</strong> <strong>County</strong> Deputy Sheriffs Guild 2 (Supervisory/Sergeants) 14 12/31/07<br />

<strong>Kitsap</strong> <strong>County</strong> Corrections Officers Guild 79 12/31/09<br />

<strong>Kitsap</strong> <strong>County</strong> Corrections Sergeants’ Association 7 12/31/09<br />

<strong>Kitsap</strong> <strong>County</strong> Lieutenants 6 12/31/09<br />

Sheriff Support Guild (Administrative Support Staff for Sheriff) Office) 30 12/31/08<br />

O.P.E.I.U. 3 Local 11 (Juvenile Detention Officers) 33 12/31/09<br />

Teamsters, Local 589 (Parks & Recreation Employees) 18 12/31/09<br />

<strong>Kitsap</strong> <strong>County</strong> 911 Employees’ Guild 59 12/31/09<br />

Total 817<br />

1<br />

Washington State Council of <strong>County</strong> & City Employees<br />

2<br />

Office & Professional Employees’ International Union<br />

Source: <strong>Kitsap</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />

ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION<br />

<strong>Kitsap</strong> <strong>County</strong> is located in western Washington on the western side of Puget Sound and covers 403 square<br />

miles of land, including the northern portion of <strong>Kitsap</strong> Peninsula and Bainbridge Island. The <strong>County</strong> has 228<br />

miles of saltwater frontage, on Hood Canal to the west, Admiralty Inlet to the north and Puget Sound to the east.<br />

The topography is mostly low, flat-topped rolling hills separated by valleys and bays, with altitudes from sea<br />

level to 600 feet above, except for Green and Gold mountains, which rise to 1,761 feet above sea level. The<br />

climate is moderate, with mild, wet winters and cool, dry summers. Mean annual precipitation ranges from 26<br />

inches in the north to nearly 80 inches in the mountains.<br />

The economy of the <strong>County</strong> is based primarily on the U.S. Naval installations, which employ over 14,000<br />

civilians and approximately 12,000 military personnel. Major contractor support for the Navy include BAE<br />

Systems, AMSEC, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Systems and together employ approximately 11,950<br />

personnel. Other major employers in the area include agencies for the State of Washington, the <strong>County</strong>'s five<br />

school districts, Olympic College, health care suppliers and retail outlets. Approximately 23% of civilian labor<br />

force commutes outside <strong>Kitsap</strong> <strong>County</strong> for employment.<br />

The largest retail shopping area in the <strong>County</strong> is the unincorporated community of Silverdale, which is located<br />

between Bremerton and Poulsbo. The <strong>Kitsap</strong> Mall, the center of the activity, consists of 700,000 square feet of<br />

retail space, leased to capacity. Satellite shopping centers, in addition to office space, completely surround the<br />

mall. This area is known as the economic hub of the Olympic and <strong>Kitsap</strong> peninsulas.<br />

POPULATION<br />

<strong>Kitsap</strong> <strong>County</strong> is currently the sixth largest and the third most densely populated of the 39 counties in<br />

Washington State, with an average of 615 people per square mile. <strong>Kitsap</strong> <strong>County</strong>’s population rate of growth<br />

has recently slowed, however it has grown an average of 6% over the past 8 years. By comparison, the state<br />

population grew by 8% over the same period. Previously, <strong>Kitsap</strong> <strong>County</strong> ranked 17 out of 39 counties in the<br />

State as the fastest (percentage) growing county from 1990 to 2000, with an increase of 22%.<br />

There are four incorporated cities in <strong>Kitsap</strong> <strong>County</strong>; Bremerton, Port Orchard, Poulsbo and Bainbridge.<br />

Bremerton has experienced a slight decrease in population with a 2006 estimated population of 35,910 and<br />

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