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Largest Orange County Industry Groups <br />Industry <br />Number Employed <br />Share of Workforce <br />Average Weekly Wage <br />Government <br />22,688 employed <br />44.2% <br />$635.91 <br />Retail Trade <br />9,556 employed <br />18.6% <br />$249.36 <br />Services <br />8,619 employed <br />16.8% <br />$445.43 <br />Total <br />51,289 employed <br />$519.45 <br />IV. PLANNING PROCESS <br />Background <br />The formal planning process for the Orange County's Work First Plan began on January 16, <br />1996, when the Orange County Board of Commissioners appointed a Human Services Reform <br />Task Force and charged it to: <br />"Convene public and private sector stakeholders and present recommendations to the <br />Board on: measurable outcomes in human services, human service priorities, an <br />acceptable safety -net for adults and families with children, current resources available to <br />meet the needs, and gaps in the resources to support the needs." <br />Planning - The 1996 Task Force <br />More than 50 citizens, including human service professionals, business leaders, citizen activists, <br />and human services recipients, participated in the work. The task force fulfilled its charge <br />through four subcommittees (Adults, Children and Families, Outcomes, and Outreach) and a <br />series of whole -group meetings. In October, 1996, the Task Force presented its preliminary <br />report to the Board of Commissioners. <br />The following guidelines were adopted for decision making by the 1996 subcommittees. <br />• Provide the essential elements of well -being, as presented in this report, not otherwise <br />accessible through the private, nonprofit and public sectors. <br />• Develop policies, regulations and guidelines that help realize the outcomes of well -being for <br />individuals and their families. <br />• Make investments in programs that contribute to outcomes of well -being and economic self - <br />sufficiency and that demonstrate cost savings, cost benefits, or cost effectiveness. <br />• Provide incentives to create jobs above the minimum wage to ensure economic self - <br />sufficiency for all Orange County citizens. <br />The task force developed a set of outcomes criteria. Outcomes shall: <br />1. be measurable, <br />2. support our vision, <br />3. focus on people, <br />13 <br />14 <br />