Our Mission and What We Do
Provide a safe, secure, comfortable, efficient sustainable environment for citizens and employees.
- Manage all Douglas County Facilities including the Douglas County Fairgrounds and Events Center
- Manage County building construction projects
- Prepare and implement annual budget and continue implementation and updates of the Facilities Master Plan
- Facilities Maintenance – planned and unplanned maintenance
- Procure supplies, equipment, materials and services to protect our capital investments
- Address environmental concerns for Facilities by developing policies and procedures pertaining to environmental and sustainable initiatives
Strategic Objectives
- Protect and preserve the taxpayers' investment in facilities through effective maintenance
- Meet facility needs for future years while safeguarding future revenue sources
- Retain a funding source for inevitable unplanned needs
- Develop a capital facilities reserve and replacement fund
- Develop policies establishing standardization in procurement and use of facilities
- Develop policies and procedures pertaining to environmental and sustainable facility initiatives
Facts
Facilities currently manages 23 buildings/sites totaling 1,087,353 square feet, across 844 square miles. Our facilities house multiple functions, supporting all County departments and a current County population of 280,609. One of our core missions is to provide safe, secure, comfortable, efficient and sustainable environments for citizens and employees.