Whereas, Hunterdon County has rightly spent the last five
years focusing weathering the economic recession without diminishing critical
services cutting spending by over $10 million, reducing the amount of money
raised by taxation by over $6 million and reducing its workforce, mainly
through attrition, by over 20%, and
Whereas, the Board of Chosen Freeholders credits and thanks
our employees for their dedication and continued commitment to the residents of
the County, and
Whereas, Hunterdon County will face great burdens on
infrastructure and services in the years to come, and
Whereas, to properly prepare for the future needs of our
County, its residents, businesses, other public institutions, proper
forecasting and preparations must be made so as to meet these future needs, and
Whereas, each and every Division of the County will play a
critical role in meeting these future needs,
Now, Therefore, Be it Resolved, that every Division working
in concert with their Appointing Authority, Department Managers, Advisory
Board(s), Clients and Constituents, develop a scoping document spelling out the
future statutory and discrectionary requirements of that Division to meet the needs of our residents in 2020
and beyond, and
Be It Further Resolved, that these Visions of Hunterdon
County in 2020 and beyond be forwarded to the Board of Chosen Freeholders for
our use in the proper development of future budgets, capital budgets, durable
goods and infrastructure purchases and long range planning for the betterment
of our County’s nearly 129,000 residents
