Recommended Capital Improvement Program | FY11 - FY15 ( PDF, 511KB )
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.

Matrix of Services (PDF, 48KB)
Hillsborough County is a general-purpose government which performs many tasks and a wide range of services for the health, safety, and welfare of its citizens. At a March 10, 1999 workshop to review recommendations made by the Blue Ribbon Committee on County Finances, the Board of County Commissioners requested that a matrix be developed to disclose over three hundred services provided by Hillsborough County. The original list was taken from a report prepared by Florida TaxWatch. The current list reflects organizational changes as well as refinements by the departments that are the direct result of the 'mapping' of specific performance measures to each service or program. Some services contracted by Hillsborough County as well as services provided by other taxing authorities are not included (e.g., Hillsborough County's three cities, the School Board, the Children's Board, the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority, the Port Authority, independent special districts, and the Southwest Florida Water Management District). There may be some embedded programs within the list that could be identified separately.

The matrix is intended to be used as additional reference material for reviewing the budget.