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6 <br /> • OUTSIDE AGENCY FUNDING: FEEDBACK AND DIRECTION <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> DECEMBER 2010 <br /> The following elements -taken as a whole or singularly- constitute the <br /> basis for why an Outside Agency is selected for Orange County Funding. <br /> The County Manager incorporates all feedback and documentation from <br /> participating departments and advisory boards, most notably Financial <br /> Services, in preparing recommendations on Outside Agency funding <br /> allocations as part of the operating budget presentation to the BOCC in the <br /> spring. <br /> First and foremost, benefits Orange County residents. <br /> • It is desirable that the location of service delivery be in Orange County. <br /> Funding the Outside Agency leverages County dollars because the Agency can <br /> provide services less expensively by the use of volunteers or other means <br /> Supports the social safety net; i.e., the Outside Agency exists to feed the hungry; <br /> house the homeless; address human suffering (example: Housing for New <br /> Hope) <br /> • Legacy/historical relationship; i.e., the County helped co-create or was among <br /> original funding group (example: Dispute Settlement Center) <br /> Performance review/ranking; i.e., the Outside Agency scores a baseline <br /> numerical ranking or above on its Application Scorecard (example: Piedmont <br /> Health Services) <br /> Unique mission/service; i.e., the Outside Agency meets a specific need not <br /> otherwise met for County residents (example: El Hispano) <br /> Financial need; i.e., the Outside Agency fulfills an important mission but requires <br /> government assistance to help accomplish its service goals (example: OE <br /> Enterprises <br /> Principal partnership; i.e., the Outside Agency has demonstrated its effectiveness <br /> in supplementing and/or supporting County departments in their delivery of <br /> service to vulnerable populations (examples: Orange Congregations in Mission <br /> and the Inter-Faith Council) <br /> Geographic balance; i.e., the Outside Agency helps ensure opportunity and <br /> access to key programs and services are available on both ends of the county <br /> (example: Communities in Schools/Middle School After School) <br /> • <br />