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2 <br /> WELFARE /HUMAN SERVICES REFORM <br /> PLANNING PROCESS <br /> Purpose: To bring stakeholders from the public and private sectors together to make <br /> recommendations for implementing changes in public assistance and other human service <br /> programs. <br /> Objectives of Process: <br /> 1. Development of measurable county-wide human service outcomes. <br /> 2. Identification of and consensus on human services priorities for the county and the <br /> acceptable minimum service levels (safety net)for children and families. <br /> 3. Inventory of current resources and gaps in resources as related to the minimum <br /> service levels for children and families. <br /> Process: <br /> 1. Identify and invite stakeholders, including recipients, to serve on a task force to make <br /> recommendations to the Commissioners on the above stated. This group shall be <br /> representative of the community and the human services delivery system. <br /> 2. Request that work group report back to the Board of County Commissioners within <br /> 90 days of convening with its recommendations. The task force shall convene when <br /> Congress passes the Federal budget and reform legislation. <br /> 3. The task force shall be directed in its work by a Chair and Co-Chair as well as a <br /> facilitator. Representatives from the Orange County Human Services Management <br /> Team shall serve as consultants for the task force. <br />