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It <br />9 <br />b. The site is dynamic, visually appealing, and engaging. For <br />example, there could be additional photographs that would reveal `. <br />the character of Orange County or a "crawl" whereby breaking news <br />or updated information might be highlighted. <br />c. The agendas of various County advisory boards are posted <br />prior to their scheduled meetings. <br />d. County departments get individual Web pages posted at a <br />reasonable pace <br />e. Other appropriate additions are made, including a Youth <br />Voices area.,T <br />3. Process for Improving the Web Site <br />A. Administration 'of the site's content should be shifted, at I <br />temporarily, from the Information Systems (IS) Department to the <br />Clerk's Office, with IS continuing to. provide technical support This <br />will free the IS staff to concentrate on more pressing issues, such as. <br />continued office automation, database administration and Y2K issues. <br />b. Commissioners' reactions to the current Orange County Web <br />site, and their ideas on what might be added, should be , solicited. <br />This would help shape a direction for further efforts, at improving <br />the site. <br />c. Subsequent to consultation with the BOCC, the staff should <br />develop and implement a systematic plan to .improve the :information . <br />provided on the Web site. <br />E. INTRANET <br />1. Board Access <br />The B000 should have complete access to the County's intranet, <br />as well as have a site on the intranet that serves the Board. <br />2. Improved Provision of Information <br />The staff should develop and implement a plan for augmenting <br />the information included on the intranet. Some additions to consider <br />include the following: <br />a. The Manager could develop and implement a plan to post <br />appropriate lists of pending items, such as those that are periodically. <br />distributed to the Board as part of a Manager's Memo. The intranet <br />could also be used for the posting of summaries that project agenda <br />topics for an upcoming month. <br />