Fiscal Year 2022

Annual Budget

Mission

Serving our Community to Create a Better Future

Vision

Pasco - Florida's Premier County

Values

Integrity

  • We are honest.
  • We do the right thing even when no one is watching.
  • We stand up for what is right.
  • We own mistakes and learn from them.

Respect

  • We earn this.
  • We treat everyone with courtesy, consideration, and compassion.
  • We appreciate all regardless of position or title.
  • We resolve conflicts to help others and improve team unity.

Service Excellence

  • We serve to make our community better.
  • We place our citizens' and custimers' interests first.
  • We deliver at the highest standards.
  • We are always learning and improving.

Innovation

  • We are open to change.
  • We minimize complexity and simplify processes.
  • We embrace creativity and encourage participation.
  • We implement cost-effective solutions.

Strategic Objectives

With a dedicated focus on customer service excellence, we set our sights on the actions and activities required to achieve our vision of becoming Florida’s Premier County. To become Premier, we must focus on these four Focus Areas:

  • Create a Thriving Community
  • Enhance Quality of Life
  • Stimulate Economic Growth
  • Improve Organizational Performance

Create a Thriving Community

Proactively pursue opportunities with public and private partners for growth and redevelopment through integrated land use and long-range planning, while enhancing, managing, and maintaining current resources, services, and infrastructure.

Enhance Quality of Life

Create a community people want to call home that provides and

promotes safety and security; essential health and human services; social, cultural, and recreational opportunities; and preserves and protects natural resources.

Stimulate Economic Growth

Support a sustainable increase in community income and investment, economic diversification, and expanded opportunities for all.

Improve Organizational Performance

Provide the processes, procedures, and necessary resources (physical, human, and financial) to efficiently and effectively deliver services in a culture of continual improvement.

Table of Contents

Section 1 - Introduction and Overview

The vision from Pasco County's Leaders drives the strategic objectives, which empowers the organization to bring value to our citizens. In this section, find out more about the county, where we are headed, and why we are excited for the future!

Section 2 - Financial Structure, Policy, and Process

This section displays how the county is organized to support the initiatives that positively impact the community. Find information here on financial polices, the general layout of financial data, and the processes that keep everything running smoothly.

Section 3 - Financial Summaries

The summary information of the county's funds provides a quick consolidation of the important financial indicators powering our leader's present decisions. Take a look to learn how the county's funds work and dive into the numbers.

Section 4 - Capital, Debt, Grants, Interfund Transfers, and Reserves

This section captures valuable data on how the county prepares for the future by carefully handling some of our most sensitive and visible resources.

Section 5 - Department Information

The services Pasco County provides are varied and diverse--together, we all work toward making the county a great place to live. Learn more about our departments and their key performance indicators under this section.

Section 6 - Appendix

To view the budget ordinance and a list of abbreviations and acronyms as well as glossary information, view this section.


Navigating Pasco County's Annual Budget

This interactive Annual Budget highlights the current realities; environment, financial health, and well-being; performance; and much more of Pasco County's local government operations. Here are some tips to ensure a pleasant viewing experience:

  • Underlined words contain links: click on these words to explore more information on a given topic (the curser will turn from an arrow to a hand).
  • The blue box at the bottom: contained within the blue box on the bottom of every page are quick links for navigating to other parts of the Annual Budget.
  • New tabs: When clicking on a link, a new tab will open. To get back to the previously viewed page, either use the link in the blue box at the bottom of the current page or navigate back to the appropriate tab in the browser.