Company Profile
Pinellas County Government
Company Overview
Pinellas County, with over 3,000 employees and a combined funds budget of just over $2 billion, provides a full range of traditional County and municipal services.
The Board of County Commissioners is the legislative body, and the County Administrator is responsible for the implementation of County policies.
In addition to the County Commission, there are five Constitutional Officers who are elected to administer a specific function of County government, and the Board funds all or a portion of the operational budget of each.
The Constitutional Officers are:
• Clerk of the Circuit Court
• Property Appraiser
• Sheriff
• Supervisor of Elections
• Tax Collector
Pinellas County’s Unified Personnel System was established in 1975 by a special act of the Florida Legislature. The Unified Personnel System is composed of 11 Appointing Authorities or organizations:
• Business Technology Services
• Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller
• County Administrator
• County Attorney
• Construction Licensing Board
• Forward Pinellas
• Human Resources
• Human Rights
• Property Appraiser
• Supervisor of Elections
• Tax Collector
The Community
It would be hard to find a better place to live, work and play than Pinellas County. With beaches ranked among the best in the U.S., the County is also the most popular tourist destination on the Gulf of Mexico. The diverse 24 communities range in population from more than 252,000 in St. Petersburg to slightly more than 100 living in Belleair Shore.
Pinellas offers a waterfront paradise with an extraordinary quality of life, a relatively low cost of living, diverse housing options and high-quality colleges and universities. With its outstanding cultural, recreational and sports facilities, incomparable parks and beaches, and year-round events, Pinellas provides a true resort lifestyle.
Geography and Weather
Pinellas County is located on Florida’s west coast, just west of Tampa, and is surrounded by water. From tip to tip, the County is 38 miles long and 15 miles wide at its broadest point. Pinellas covers 280 square miles. The climate is wonderful all year with a mild sub-tropical climate.
By the Numbers
• 361 average days of sunshine each year
• 81 degrees average high temperature
• 67 degrees average low temperature
• 35 miles of sugar-sand Gulf beaches
• 588 miles of coastline
• 48 golf courses
• 623 tennis courts
• 20,000 acres of park and preserve land
• 250 parks
• 47-mile Pinellas Trail
• 600+ events annually
• 22 museums
• 20 theater companies
• 15 performing arts facilities
Benefits
For more detailed information, please visit: http://www.pinellascounty.org/hr/whatweoffer/default.htm