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1) Chesterfield chose to address the
economic downturn early and
aggressively
2) County employed a wide range of _ '
creative solutions ;''~ r.: ~
3) Have been able to preserve service
levels and even make progress on
several key initiatives
4) Even so, serious local risks remain and
additional external shocks will impact
service quality
5) State and locals should work together
on shared concerns
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- -- ~ 1) Real estate-led recession has impacted local
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t t ~ ' 2) Home prices projected to slide for fifth
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t not piecemeal, wait and see approach
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consolidations, energy efficiency
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!~ " '` privatizing services, use of technology
6) Very minimal reliance onone-time measures
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1) Chester#ield has leveraged various `~
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2) Partners mclude'atate, federal agencies.
along with local businesses and citizens
3) Ldigg and_srrtall issues
4)'IVleadowville Technology Park, Cloverleaf
Mall, .sports tourism initiative,'
streetscape improvements, parks and ~ " 6~ ~`'
recreation programming
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1) Chesterfield is the lowest cost, full
service locality in the state (Virginia
Auditor of Public Accounts)
2) Current county spending on par with
FY1992 levels on a per capita, inflation-
adjusted basis
3) Looking ahead, dwindling list of options
without impacting program/service
levels
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i) Limited resources have not meant limited
progress
2) Named one of the top 100 communities for
young people for 5th straight year
3) CNBC names county as 6th "most perfect"
suburb in U.S.
4) Citizen survey results at all-time highs
5) Leading business destination: 2010
announcements more than double previous
year; 2011 employment announcements
already double prior year mark
6) Unemployment falling;. consumer sentiment
firming
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1j Despite recent successes,
significant risks remain for the
county such as further
deterioration in property values
2) State facing its own set of
unique issues
3) State and county also share a
number of large challenges...
4) Continued federal instability,
resources for education and
transportation, Chesapeake Bay
regulations, benefit costs
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1) State and locals should partner
where possible to tackle large
challenges
2) Additional shocks, including loss of
revenue streams such as BPOL or
M&T, likely to result in painful
service reductions
3) Chesterfield has demonstrated how
to reduce the cost of government
without impacting service levels...
4) ...and stands ready to assist the
state in doing the same
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Pursuing excellence
through efficient and
effective operations
Chesterfield County Legislative Delegation
November 30, 2011
Marcus J. Newsome, Superintendent
The General Assembly and the Virginia
Board of Education believe that the
fundamental goal of the public schools
of this Commonwealth must be to enable
each student to develop the skills that
are necessary for success in school,
preparation for life, and reaching their
full potential.
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• educating every student
• uplifting the community
• future success
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Standards of Learning, 2010-2011
Percentage Passing-All Students
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• Hired by the Commonwealth of Virginia to conduct
an efficiency audit of Chesterfield County schools,
MGT of America gave a glowing report of how the
school system is run.
• "This is a very well run school division," said MGT
principal Kathy Brooks. "We have never had this
many commendations for a school system."
• The result of the Commonwealth-hired
MGT efficiency audit was a
recommendation to reduce the cost
of operations $4.5 million annually.
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• 550+ full-time positions eliminated
• significant facility maintenance cuts
• more students in each class
• fewer course choices
• no new buses or textbooks
. downsizing of central office
• across the board 2% pay cut for all
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• classroom materials cut 20%
• no new schools; reduced CIP
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Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts:
123 of the 132 school divisions
pay more to educate their children
Arlington
State Avg.
~1 Chesterfield
Pittsylvan is
Caroline
Bedford
New Kent
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Poquoson
.- _ King George
$8,000 $13,000 $18,000
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educators in history has
been asked to do what
Americans now demand of
their public schools."
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"No generation of
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• Oppose any new unfunded mandates
• Maximum discretion in developing strategies
for budget decisions
• Flexibility in or relaxation of mandates
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