Fiscal Year 2010 Decision Units
What is a Decision Unit? Hillsborough County uses a “zero-base budgeting” technique to examine its basic programs and services to determine if they are still needed and, if so, prioritizing them in accordance with available resources and desired outcomes. Each department or agency reviews its programs and divides them into distinct units. These are called "decision units." The decision units describe distinct services and levels at which these services may be offered. Each decision unit builds on preceding decision units. Decision units should also relate to the department's mission, key objectives, any appropriate capital projects and performance measures.

Efficiencies
In a continuing effort to deliver the most cost effective and efficient services to the citizens of Hillsborough County, departments, boards and agencies were asked to once again look at opportunities for efficiency in all operational budgets. These are documented using a form called the BF004 Identification of Opportunities. The purpose of this form is to examine how services are provided and identify opportunities for cost savings within existing programs. The expectation is that service delivery would not be measurably reduced as a result of these efficiencies. On the form, the department, board or agency will document the steps or strategies that can be taken, by program, to initiate permanent cost savings without a measurable impact on service delivery.

Recommended Capital Improvement Program | FY10 - FY15 ( PDF, 7.42MB )
What is The Capital Improvement Program? The CIP (Capital Improvement Program) is the County’s financial plan of proposed capital projects, their costs, and timing over a six-year period in the first year of the biennial budget, and over a five-year period in the second year of a biennial budget. The CIP is designed to meet county infrastructure needs in a responsive and efficient manner. It incorporates needs identified in the Capital Improvements Element (CIE) required under the Growth Management Act of 1985. The CIE focuses on anticipated infrastructure requirements for six facility types: Parks, Solid Waste, Stormwater, Transportation, Water, and Wastewater based on service level standards and the land use plan adopted by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) in order to preclude deficiencies in adopted level of services. In addition to the needs identified in the CIE, the CIP includes other facility improvements not covered by the Growth Management Act such as Fire Services, Government Facilities (primarily public buildings), and Library Services. Community growth, environmental considerations and changing conditions demand that the CIP be reviewed and updated annually.