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326 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />WORK SESSION <br />GOALS AND OBJECTIVES <br />DECEMBER 5, 1987 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met on Saturday, December 5, <br />1987 at 8:30 a.m. in the Duke Power Exchange Club meeting room, <br />Hillsborough, North Carolina for the purpose of holding a work session on <br />setting goals and objectives. <br />BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Shirley E. Marshall and Commissioners <br />Moses Carey, Jr., Stephen Halkiotis, John Hartwell and Don Willhoit. <br />ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill. . <br />STAFF PRESENT: Interim County Manager Albert Kittrell, Assistant <br />County Manager William T. Laws, Interim Assistant County Manager/Personnel <br />Director Beverly Whitehead, Interim Management Analyst Pamela Jones, <br />Recreation and Parks Director Mary Anne Black, Clerk to the Board Beverly <br />A. Blythe, Interim Finance Director Ken Chavious, Economic Development <br />Director Sylvia Price, and Director of Social Services Marti Pryor-Cook. <br />Ralph Mitchell served as the mediator and began the session with some <br />background information about his work experience. He explained the <br />difference between leaders and managers and stated that management must be <br />able to see the vision set forth by the leaders. He reviewed the eight <br />phases of creative leadership. He explained that the purpose of setting <br />goals is to give the staff a vision to reach the goals. <br />The goals as discussed by the Board are listed below along with ~~ <br />comments made: <br />FINANCE <br />BOND ISSUE - Commissioner Willhoit stressed the importance of <br />establishing a committee to achieve a community consensus for support of a <br />bond issue and stated the biggest hurdle is the ratio between the school <br />projects and County projects. A decision must be made on whether or not <br />the funding must be equal for the two school systems and if the County <br />projects should also be included. The most important items seem to be the <br />elementary school for Orange County Schools, the High School renovations <br />for Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools and the Southern Human Service Building <br />for the County. <br />Commissioner Marshall suggested maybe starting with the minimum - nine <br />million for Chapel Hi11--Carrboro .schools, six million for Orange County <br />Schools and five million for Orange County government. <br />Commissioner Willhoit questioned how the other needs would be met if <br />only a minimum bond issue was approved and if a minimum bond issue would <br />then allow the county to meet the remainder of the needs on a pay-as-you-- <br />go basis. <br />SCHEDULE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN <br />Commissioner Hartwell stated that if the CIP is really a plan it must <br />not only include the items but also the source of revenue. <br />Commissioner Willhoit indicated disagreement with the dates as they <br />are now set. <br />Chair Marshall pointed out the importance of not only talking about <br />those items that need to be funded by a bond issue but of talking about <br />those items that will be needed after this five year period. <br />WATER ISSUES - Commissioner Hartwell explained in detail the <br />