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61 <br />pursued, it would assure that all public facilities were being <br />maintained in a consistent and cost effective manner. Issues like <br />energy efficiency and other environmental factors would be given <br />similar consideration. Enhanced collaboration between the two <br />school boards and the BOCC could be a side benefit. Future <br />investments could be monitored for effectiveness. <br />X. ~l~C A.SED CC~I~SID~R.A'I'I®leT ®F 1®T®I~t-Ply®F~T AID <br />IoT®T-~®12-PIS®~'IT SERVICE PI2®'~DERS - <br />Within in the metropolitan area there are numerous Non-profit and <br />Not-for-profit organizations and agencies that deliver or can <br />deliver many of the services now addressed by Orange County <br />directly. There may be opportunities for the County to help <br />establish such groups that could assume service delivery <br />responsibilities that either the County is unable to do or is less <br />effective or efficient at doing. <br />I offer no specific examples at this point, except to know that if the <br />BOCC supports the concept, opportunities can be pursued. I have <br />participated is a large scale effort associated with the creation of <br />the Cabarrus Health Alliance (a county sponsored Not-for-profit) <br />which now is responsible for providing county health department <br />functions in Cabarrus County. That is a discussion requiring far <br />more expertise than I can offer. The CHA has been functioning for <br />over 10 years so it offers a good basis for study and comparative <br />analysis if desired. <br />10 <br />