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Commissioner McKee noted as an example that he does not foresee pulling social <br /> workers back out of schools, so that is one area where there will need to be an <br /> increase in educational funding. <br /> Rod Visser noted that is hard to think in the "here and now" of all the implications of <br /> each of the ideas generated. He asked the Board to consider if it is okay for the <br /> Manager and staff to come back and notify you if they become aware of circumstances <br /> that make a goal Commissioners may identify now either inadvisable or less advisable <br /> or conflicting with the previously established 14 goals. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said she thinks she has answered her own question - they are <br /> identifying emphases for next year. If conflicts with general goals are identified, they will <br /> deal with that during the budget process. <br /> Discussion ensued about how to go about identifying consensus budget goals based <br /> on the list just generated by Commissioners. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin suggested they prioritize from among the identified goals. <br /> During a scheduled 15 minute break in the agenda, the Clerk compiled electronically <br /> the ideas generated on the flip charts and provided a printed copy of the list of potential <br /> budget goals to all Board members. <br /> The Board settled on the idea that each Commissioner vote for their 5 top priorities and <br /> leave the other ideas unmarked on their sheet. Not voting for a particular idea does not <br /> mean they disagree with the goal just that it is not among their highest priorities. Staff <br /> will tally up the individual Commissioner votes and report that information back during <br /> the afternoon session. If time can be carved out of the remainder of the agenda, the <br /> Board would like to discuss the priority goals, but Michael Talbert indicated even just <br /> having the rankings of priority goals would be valuable to him and to staff. <br /> Michael Talbert reiterated that the County has three multi-year strategic plans in place <br /> already approved by the Board — Library, Information Technology, and Emergency <br /> Services. Staff will continue to implement those plans unless the Board tells them to <br /> stop. He suggested the Commissioners consider that in making their rankings. <br /> Commissioner Price wondered if that means that her idea about state of the art IT <br /> needs to be considered. <br /> Michael Talbert said that as far as the strategic plan, no, but to Commissioner Gordon's <br /> point about simplifying the agenda download process, he suggests that being a work <br /> session topic between now and the budget wrap-up. They are doing the process <br /> differently now than in 2012 and that has implications for people that do it online versus <br /> those that receive paper. There may or may not be budgetary impacts, for example if <br /> specific software would need to be purchased, and there would be timing impacts. <br /> Those are important discussions to have. <br /> C. Capital Investment Plan - Fiscal 2014/2015 Changes -Additions <br /> & Deletions 2014/2015 (Paul Laughton & Michael Talbert & Rod <br /> Visser) <br /> Rod Visser explained that the objective for the next segment of the retreat agenda is <br /> that the Board obtains a full understanding of projects included in the Capital <br />