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SOCIAL JUSTICE VISION In working to achieve social justice, Orange County shall perform government duties including policy-making and budgeting with the express objectives of: • Striving for the elimination of oppression and inequity by creating an environment of equal opportunity in which no groups are targeted for harassment, exclusion, intimidation or violence. • Ensuring economic self-sufficiency by fostering a sustainable community in which individuals can sufficiently provide for the physical, social, and mental needs of themselves and their dependents, and by providing safety net mechanisms for those who find themselves unable to do so. • Creating a safe community by supporting policies, procedures, regulations, and programs that reduce harassment, exclusion, intimidation, and violence against Orange County residents. • Establishing sustainable and equitable land-use and environmental policies by creating land-use policies that are fair, reasonable and in line with a sustainable economy. To provide a just framework for governing, the Human Relations Commission suggests the Board of County Commissioners consider these questions when making all decisions: 1. What are the social justice implications of this decision? 2. If this decision has social justice implications, have all Orange County residents been given adequate notice of the issue, relevant information, and opportunities to give meaningful input before the final decision is made? 3. Does a proposed solution have a potentially cumulative social impact on a specific community or neighborhood? 4. If a proposed solution may be socially unjust, is there an alternative resolution that would have a less disparate impact while still accomplishing our core purpose? 7 ---------- ORANCE COUNTY DRAFT S~CI,4L / USTLCE GOAL