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8 Orange County Page 4 of 9 Effective: January 1, 2006 • Working with the Public Works Department and Energy Conservation Manager to identify energy reduction techniques or systems that can be implemented without affecting service delivery to the department's customers as well as bringing to their attention any areas that require further action to address. 6. Employees County employees are responsible for: • Becoming knowledgeable about the County's energy conservation policies and initiatives and complying with these policies. • Advising the supervisor of any circumstance that prevents adherence to the County's policies. • Bringing forward ideas and suggestions for energy conservation and efficiency that may not have been identified to them. F. Energy Conservation Action Plan 1. The Energy Conservation Manager, in conjunction with the Energy Task Group, Public Works Department and others involved coordinates the development of an annual "Energy Conservation Action Plan." 2. This annual plan identifies specific actions to be implemented, proposed or estimated time lines and responsibilities for implementation. 3. The action plan is submitted to the Board of County Commissioners for review and approval, in coordination with the annual budget process. 4. The action plan is reviewed and updated annually along with evaluation of the previous year's performance, during the annual budget process. G. Reporting, Benchmarking and Performance Measurement 1. Reporting In conjunction with the Public Works department, the Energy Conservation Manager: • Obtains information for all billing periods for each energy utility (electricity, natural gas, fuel oil and propane gas) to provide reports on a monthly/quarterly and annual basis assessing progress, by building and/or department where feasible as well as for the County as a whole, in reducing energy demand. This includes analysis of the information and assessment of trends.