As Washoe County prepares for Fiscal Year 2011-12, the economy remains depressed causing further declines in property tax revenue; the State is looking to address a multi-billion dollar deficit through shifts to local government; and labor costs continue to rise faster than revenues can support. All of these changes will impact Washoe County's organizational sustainability.

For the Fiscal Year 2011-12 budget, the County has conducted a sustainability analysis. The analysis has measured where the organization is and where it should be in order to continue to meet its public service mission. Moreover, the risks and threats to sustainability have been reviewed and proposed actions to address those risks have been developed.

The proposed sustainability actions for Fiscal Year 2011-12 focus on the strategic action points:

• Core Service Funding
• Balance Investment
• Employee Development
• Structural Cost Change
• Invest in Long-Term Change