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1 Reporting out of partner's perspective: <br /> 2 • Commissioner Foushee: (reporting on Commissioner Yuhasz' perspective) <br /> 3 o Success would mean that we have determined to set a criteria by which we <br /> 4 appoint members to ABCs <br /> 5 • Commissioner Yuhasz: (Commissioner Foushee) <br /> 6 o Success would be clarity of mission (what we want from the BOCC) <br /> 7 o Reporting relationship between the ABCs and BOCC <br /> 8 o Reporting of BOCC liaisons that serve on boards/commissions to other members <br /> 9 of BOCC (quick summary) <br /> 10 • Commissioner Jacobs: (Commissioner Pelissier) <br /> 11 o Establishment of any ABCs would have to have as their mission to achieve the <br /> 12 goals and priorities identified by the county <br /> 13 o System to ensure trust in citizens that BOCC value citizen participation <br /> 14 • Commissioner Pelissier: (Commissioner Jacobs) <br /> 15 o Make sure there is a liaison between the ABCs and BOCC <br /> 16 o Should each department have an advisory board?And how many per <br /> 17 department? <br /> 18 o Should the liaison be a BOCC member? Staff? <br /> 19 o Accountability of ABCs and BOCC (clear about purpose and product expected) <br /> 20 • Commissioner Gordon/Commissioner Hemminger (joint perspective) <br /> 21 o standard way of communicating between ABCs and Board of Commissioners <br /> 22 (summary report) <br /> 23 o effectively use the expertise of the ABCs <br /> 24 o ensure members appointed have expertise needed <br /> 25 o regular and systematic communication between ABCs and Board of <br /> 26 Commissioners <br /> 27 o Do ABCs need to have a Board of Commissioners member to serve on them or <br /> 28 not <br /> 29 o External boards vs internal boards ( eg boards that relate to county <br /> 30 administration) <br /> 31 <br /> 32 <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Gap Analysis <br /> 35 • Which ABCs meet Orange County's criteria for success? <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Vaughn Upshaw asked what are the criteria that they need to apply to their decision-making to <br /> 38 make the outcome and success a reality. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 1. External <br /> 41 o Engagement of citizens around issue is important for buy-in <br /> 42 2. Internal <br /> 43 o Internal focus to keep the county operations on target <br /> 44 3. As much as possible make sure mission of ABCs are linked to county goals/priorities <br /> 45 4. Is purpose of ABCs linked or exist elsewhere <br /> 46 o Statutory mandates (exempt from start from scratch) <br /> 47 5. Time bound or permanent <br /> 48 6. Resources commitment of the county <br /> 49 o Staff support <br /> 50 o Financial commitment <br />