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• Sets expectations/standards for human conduct <br />• Stores and disposes of solid waste <br />• Subsidizes child care <br />• Tests wells <br />Phillip Boyle asked if this was a pretty substantive list, and Commissioner Gordon said <br />that there might be some social services items missing. Phillip Boyle said that at least the ideas <br />are there and the list can be amended. <br />What does Orange County government believe in and stand for- what beliefs and <br />principles support its decisions regarding how to invest and spend its resources? <br />• Allocating resources fairly and equitably <br />• Educating people <br />• Fostering innovation <br />• High-quality, efficient, and fiscally responsible services <br />• Protecting human and non-human health and welfare <br />• Protecting the environment <br />• Protecting the least among us <br />• Providing opportunities <br />• Public participation and transparency in government <br />• Tolerance for differences and disagreement in anon-judgmental way <br />How should Orange County government behave -what values should guide the actions <br />of county government? <br />• Efficiency <br />• Equity <br />• Fairness <br />• Individual freedom <br />• Innovation <br />• Opportunity <br />• Preservation <br />• Responsive <br />• Sense of place <br />• Transparency <br />• Responsible <br />• Stewardship <br />• Community <br />• Tolerance <br />• Protection <br />• Diversity <br />Chair Jacobs made reference to freedom and said that the County tries to provide a <br />framework in which people can elevate themselves, in which they can express their ideas, in <br />which they can live their differences, etc. After further discussion, the Board decided to put <br />"individual freedom" as one of the core values. <br />