The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners has given staff some direction about which County services the Board considers most important for the community. The Board annually categorizes all County services into seven priority levels.
Traditionally, those services in levels one and two get the bulk of County funding. Those in levels three, four and five are funded but sometimes at a reduced level. The prioritization does not actually determine whether a service is funded or not funded. It is a way for the Board to identify for staff the Board’s top priorities. You can follow the budget process from start to finish at http://bit.ly/dOUjwj. The County Manager delivers his recommended budget to the Board of County Commissioners on May 17. By statute, the Board must approve a budgt by the end of June.
Priority 1
CPCC Education Services
Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Funding
Debt Service
Education Support Services
Job Training/Employment Assistance
Priority 2
Business Imperatives
Communicable Illness/Disease Prevention & Treatment
Economic/Financial Assistance
Economic Development
Child Abuse/Neglect Prevention & Protection
Priority 3
Adult Mental Illness Prevention & Protection
Child & Adolescent Mental Illness Prevention & Treatment
DisabilityPrevention & Treatment
Domestic Violence Protection and Prevention
Library Services
Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment
Water Quality
Homelessness Services
Jails & Detention Facilities
Non-Communicable Illness/Disease Prevention & Treatment
Priority 4
Adult Abuse/Neglect Prevention & Protection
Community Violence Protection & Prevention
Court Services Coordination
Air Quality
Greenway Development & Management
Recreation & Leisure Programs
Parks, Fields & Recreation Centers
Priority 5
Aquatic Services
Athletic Services
Nature Preserves & Open Space
Building Safety
Aging-in-Place Services
Land Quality
Priority 6
Ethnic & Cultural Diversity
Regional Planning
Transportation
Voting Services
Morgue and Medical Examiner
Priority 7
Advisory Committee Management/Citizen Participation
Financial Planning
Historic Preservation
Partnership/Underwriting Development
Personal Injury Prevention & Protection
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