§ 8.4. Capital Improvements Programming

The capital improvements program is a blueprint for planning the County's capital expenditures and is one of the most important responsibilities of local government. It coordinates community planning, financial capacity and physical development. The basic elements utilized for capital improvements programming are the Five Year Schedule of Capital Improvements found within the Capital Improvements Element Goals, Objectives, and Policies ( Table 8-1 ), LOS analysis and the County's capital budget process.

8.4.1 Five Year Schedule

Florida Statute requires that the County Comprehensive Plan include a schedule of capital improvements which includes any publicly funded projects of federal, state, or local government, and which may include privately funded projects for which the local government has no fiscal responsibility. Projects necessary to ensure that any adopted level-of-service standards are achieved and maintained for the 5-year period must be identified as either funded or unfunded and given a level of priority for funding. The County's planned capital improvement process is implemented through the Five Year Schedule of Capital Improvements.

Capital improvement programming is an essential function of the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). The Five Year Schedule of Capital Improvements is reviewed and amended annually as part of the budget cycle and as part of the comprehensive planning process.