RES-2002-096 Approval of OPC Area Program Local Business Plan

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dependence for both our existing clients and any future clients transitioned from state-run institutions to the communities served by the LME. Our abilitv to successfullv implement the chan~es described in this business plan is contin~ent unon two important factors First the best interest of our consumers will alwavs be our primarv ~uidin~principle as we consider implementing an~ystem refortns. If at anv noint we feel mandated chan~es are ne atively impacting t`peo le we serve then our nlan will be immediatelv modified to nrevent anv harm Secondlv the success of the LME svstem hin es completelv upon adequate funding All the ~oals and obiectives set forth in this nlan are subiect to amendment if funding is deemed insufficient. As we move from an Area Program to a Local Management Entity Model, the way we serve the community will change significantly. Feedback from unity Stakeholders indicates that there are many people in target populations i eed o additional services. Since OPC akeady spends very little on non-priority 'e and ince OPC has been a leader in developing best practice model communi su s o r opportunities to redeploy resources are not great. This ma s he ro ess of p'o ~tizing resources very important. Our LME proposal envisions a oca ly ag d pu li process for evaluating needs and outcomes, where fe ack 's r i ly tra sl into m dified action. Consumers, families, stakeh lder lo a f ci ls ill all cipate actively in this ongoing evaluation. ~ A continuous pl in o e s i a n c ss t'n order to implement our vision and we moved quickly e li i y to such a process. OPC created an active Steering Committ e t a m e s n thly basis. Steering Committee Members include a County Commis io fr O ange, Person and Chatham Counties, three County Managers, the OP Are irector, the OPC Board Chair and the chair of the Consumer and Family Advis ommittee. This group has provided important leadership in the planning process. hey have facilitated the review of stakeholder input and have worked to prepare the community and Area Program for the impending system transformations and improvements. Once the LME is initiated, three groups will assume the primary planning role. The OPC Local Management Entity Board, County Government and the Consumer and Family Advisory Committee will continuously monitor the system and recommend changes. These three groups will oversee OPC from the perspective of intemal monitoring and self improvement, elected official oversight and consumer-family "customer feedback", all working together to ensure that the goals described in both our mission statement and business plan are constantly being evaluated by the citizens we serve. We view the State Plan and its system reforms as an important opportunity to improve how we provide services to the people most in need. Although we anticipate challenges along the way, we look forward to promoting a fully person-centered, efficient and responsive system that the community will be proud to support. 2