2011 budget summary - St. Louis County

EXECUTIVE SUMMARYinclude payroll, capital assets inventory,telecommunication, risk and insurancemanagement, safety, investments, recordsmanagement, mail and courier services, centralreceiving, satellite center administration, frontdesk and telephone support for the mainCounty information telephone line (615‐5000)and publishing employee and retireenewsletters.The Department of Administration alsoprepares and publishes the annual budget andfinancial reports. Providing assistance andguidance in the administrative process are theCivil Service Commission, Retirement Board ofTrustees, Insurance Advisory Committee, FundInvestment Advisory Committee and theEmployee Benefits Advisory Committee.The 2011 budget for the department is$13,513,039, a decrease of $372,510 or 2.7%.This decrease is achieved by converting severalvacant positions from full‐time to part‐time andsavings realized from one‐time informationtechnology projects funded in 2010.PoliceThe St. Louis CountyPolice Departmentprovides lawenforcementservices to thecitizens of St. LouisCounty. Thisincludes respondingto 911 calls,deterring crimethrough visible patrol services, and investigatingcrimes occurring the County.The strategic priorities of the departmentinclude: reducing crime, and the perception ofcrime; enhancing neighborhood policing efforts;increasing citizen and employee satisfaction;and enhancing emergency preparednessinitiatives.The 2011 budget for the department is$87,423,803, a decrease of $316,137 or 0.4%.This decrease is mainly due to lower insurancecosts.PlanningThe mission of the Department of Planning is tofoster healthy communities by guidingdevelopment and reinvestment, developinglong‐range plans, promoting citizenengagement and using data and informationtechnology to guide public policy.The department administers zoning andsubdivision ordinances for unincorporatedareas, prepares community plans and specialstudies, monitors annexations and otherboundary changes, and provides information,data analysis and Geographic InformationSystems (GIS) Mapping Services. The Office ofCommunity Development is responsible forcoordinating housing and communitydevelopment related activities in the County byadministering federal Community DevelopmentBlock Grant and Home Investment PartnershipProgram funds received from the Departmentof Housing and Urban Development.The 2011 budget for the Department ofPlanning is $1,856,823, a decrease of $74,923or 3.9%. This decrease was achieved bydefunding several vacant positions in 2011.Public WorksThe mission of the Department of Public Worksis to serve the people who live, work, play orvisit in St. Louis County to ensure health, safetyand well being through reasonable andjudicious code enforcement, quality services,neighborhood services and effective andefficient facilities.The strategic priorities of the department areto: Vigilantly safeguard the lives and propertyof residents through the aggressive but fair- 41 -FISCAL YEAR 2011ADOPTED BUDGET