Strategic Plan Pinellas County's Strategic Plan reflects a committment to the following six focus areas: 1. Effective Government 2. Economic Development, Redevelopment, and Housing 3. Environment, Open Space, Recreation, and Culture 4. Health & Human Services 5. Public Safety 6. Transportation, Utilities, and Stormwater.   1 Strategic Plan - Section 1 - 111406.pdf  2 Strategic Plan - Organizational Analysis - 111406.pdf  3 Strategic Plan - EG SFA - 111406.pdf  4 Strategic Plan - EDRH SFA - 111406.pdf  5 Strategic Plan - EOSRC SFA - 111406.pdf  6 Strategic Plan - HHS SFA - 111406.pdf  7 Strategic Plan - PS SFA - 111406.pdf  8 Strategic Plan - TUS SFA - 111406.pdf9 Strategic  9 Strategic Plan - SFA Teams Balanced Scorecards - 111406.pdf  10 Strategic Plan - Strategic Plan Map - 111406.pdf Employee Incentive Program (EIP) A program that includes financial awards to employees for exceeding specific performance goals, which generate sustainable savings for the County through better use of labor, capital, materials and energy, and under which the County may remit to Eligible Employees as a bonus. EIP flowchart.ppt EIP Guidelines.pdf Budget Comparison Report In order to improve Pinellas County's own budget process, the Office of Management and Budget conducted an analysis of the ten largest counties in the state.  This report explores the current challenges to the budget process and recommends ways to effectively inform the public about the process in the future.  Budget Comparison Report - Largest Florida Counties Pinellas County Is First Green Local Government in State Not only is it easy being green, it’s prestigious! Pinellas County’s environmental stewardship has now received statewide attention. The Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) has named Pinellas the first jurisdiction in the state to receive the coveted Green Local Government designation as a silver award winner. In order to obtain the Green Local Government designation, the coalition considered a comprehensive list of criteria, organized in terms of local government department functions. Some of the reasons Pinellas stood out include: Utilities because of their focus on water conservation and their progressive solid waste collection Public Works for their use of LED traffic signal lights Environmental Management & Parks and Recreation because of their efforts to preserve wildlife habitat and properly care for public lands Community Development for their use of EnergyStar appliances in affordable housing units Fleet Management for their use of Biodiesel in the county’s fleet of diesel-powered vehicles The Planning Department because of their integration of green land management policies into the County’s overall plans Certified Green Local Governments function in a more efficient manner through better internal communication, dollar savings, and effective risk and asset management. FGBC is actively working toward developing grants and additional funding to encourage all state governments to follow the lead of Pinellas County. The County Parks and Recreation Department maintains more than 4,100 acres of some of the county’s most beautiful examples of natural Florida landscapes and beaches. Weedon Island Preserve represents 3,000 acres of specially designated lands, managed by the Department of Environmental Management, which oversees four Preserves and 11 Management Areas, all set aside for environmental preservation and education through passive public uses. For more information on this prestigious designation, visit: www.floridagreenbuilding.org. Here is the successful application submitted by Pinellas County, before it was reviewed and updated by FGBC: Green Government Application.xls