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• 21 OCES Strategic Plan-2014 OCES personnel, knowing and applying the following Guiding Principles will ensure that we constantly and consistently act in accordance with our Core Values. Stewardship OCES personnel are public servants, entrusted with public resources to perform our critical mission areas. We have ethical, moral and legal obligations to protect these resources and ensure they are used effectively and efficiently for their intended purpose. OCES employees are also entrusted with the responsibility to be good stewards of the County's resources. We must take this responsibility very seriously when executing each of our mission areas. Engagement OCES personnel should actively and regularly engage the whole community of Orange County, which includes organizations that may not traditionally have been seen as emergency response stakeholders, such as our citizens, visitors, and co-workers. Informed stakeholders make better choices for their organizations,themselves, and their communities. The process of engagement will enable OCES to develop and/or participate in teams that are needed to accomplish our core missions. Timely, accurate and open information sharing, along with mutual fairness and respect will provide the foundation for effective engagement. OCES must clearly and openly communicate the essential elements of our situational awareness to our leadership,to the public, and to our emergency services partners in order to form a common operating picture. We do not only want to be on the same sheet of music, we also want to be on the same note. Effective engagement means that OCES personnel respect and value the capabilities and professionalism that our stakeholders provide. OCES employees must seek new opportunities and innovative ways to include our emergency service partners in critical decision-making processes, in addition to collaborating with them during the execution of our daily missions. We must also actively engage with our community. A simple "how are you today?" or"can I help you?" or"how are we doing?"will go a long way. Teamwork As an emergency services organization, our success is dependent on interdisciplinary, intergovernmental, and interagency coordination and cooperation. Understanding that major disasters and emergencies may be too complex for any single agency to handle, OCES must be prepared to lead and embrace teamwork among our County stakeholders,as well as those stakeholders outside of our County lines. OCES personnel must work hard to maintain and Appendix A- ETHOS