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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 9, 2011 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 3 <br />SUBJECT: Outside Agencies: Recommended Allocations FY2011-12 <br />DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />County Manager's Office <br />Financial Services <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. BOCC Adopted Policy Guidelines <br />2. Application Evaluation Teams <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Gwen Harvey, Assistant County <br />Manager, 245-2307 <br />Clarence Grier, Financial Services <br />Director, 245-2453 <br />Allison Chambers,. Budget Technician, <br />245-2121 <br />PURPOSE: <br />To provide supplemental background information to the BOCC in budget work session to <br />support allocations recommended by County Management to Outside Agencies for FY2011-12. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />County Management recommendations for Outside Agency Funding begins on page 29-1 <br />in the Proposed Operating Budget Document <br />In December 2010 the BOCC, after extensive review in a fall work session, adopted a set of <br />guiding principles to guide County Management in evaluating and proposing recommended <br />funding allocations in subsequent budget years. These guidelines reflected BOCC community <br />partnership interests along with continuing concerns for strong performance, non-duplicative <br />efforts, collaborative pursuits, and safety net considerations. <br />The BOCC policy guidelines are provided in Attachment 1 to this agenda abstract. <br />To facilitate coordinated and objective review of the Outside Agency applications, application <br />evaluation was assigned according to affiliated County Department management team and its <br />advisory board/commission. Each used the approved Outside Agency Evaluation Scorecard to <br />determine the raw score and provide additional narrative to support their findings and <br />conclusions (not funding amount) to Financial Services and County Management. <br />Team assignments are provided in Attachment 2 to this agenda abstract. A diverse team of <br />non-management County employees was organized and reviewed applications that did not <br />