Fiscal Year 2011-2012 Adopted Budget - County of Sonoma

Local parks will have no longer have optimum maintenance and landscaping services and veterans
buildings will have less public access. Maintenance will be deferred at both types of facilities and parks
planning and acquisition activities will be limited.
Local agriculture will be impacted by reduced ability for pesticide use enforcement leading to fewer
regulatory inspections as well as decreased opportunities for general surveillance and education. Farm
Market Regulation will be reduced and Weights and Measures staff, as well as support for University of
California Cooperative Extension programs, will have a decreased capacity.
IV. STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVES AND INVESTMENTS
In September 2010, the CAO in partnership with all Department and Agency Heads began the process to
update the County Strategic Plan. Through this effort, a new framework including an updated County
Vision, Mission, Values, and Focus Area Goals emerged. The Board endorsed the Strategic Plan
framework in November. Since that time work has continued to develop a set of Outcomes and Success
Measures, by which to evaluate progress towards meeting the Four Focus Area Goals. In the late
Summer/early Fall of 2011, staff will engage the Board in the effort to refine and finalize this effort, and
to discuss ways to more fully integrate the Strategic Plan into the Budget development process.
The FY 11-12 Recommended Budget includes resources for a number of County Strategic Plan projects
that are aligned with the four focus area goals. Selected Strategic Plan project investments funded in the
Recommended Budget include:
Project Name Funding Lead Department
Job Plans and Economic Development Initiative $ 135,000 Economic Development Board
Comprehensive County Facilities Plan $ 240,000 General Services
Health Action Initiative $606,000 Health
Upstream Investments $ 150,000 Human Services
Capital Projects – General Fund Financing $ 3,060,000 Regional Parks, ISD, Gen Serv
Changing Demographics $ 100,000 Health
Total $ 4,291,000
Jobs Plan and Economic Development Initiative
In April 2011, the Board adopted recommendations from an Ad Hoc Committee including development
of the Jobs Plan and Economic Development Initiative for 2011. This project supports the Strategic Plan
goal of Economic and Environmental Stewardship. This initiative will identify and pursue targeted efforts
to spur local job creation and retention in order to strengthen the local economy consistent with a
comprehensive strategy. The strategy will be crafted by listening to the community and leveraging efforts
with our partners for sustainable economic development to improve:
• Job Creation/Business Retention
• Economic Development/Sustainability
• Perception with the business community
Comprehensive Facilities Plan (CCFP)
The County’s Strategic Plan outlines the purpose of the Comprehensive County Facilities Plan (CCFP)
which is to “plan, procure, operate, maintain, and manage Sonoma County’s facilities and real estate
assets at their highest and best use, such that they provide the best value for the County.” The CCFP
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