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~~ <br />117. Explore ways of making the most effective and efficient use of resources through an <br />enterprise or other alternative budgeting approach. <br />118,. Explore ways to continue farmland preservation and agricultural economic <br />opportunities. <br />119. Fill key vacancies -CFO, Emergency Management, Economic Development. <br />120. Finalize Buckhorn Road. <br />121. Find and procure suitable locations for EMS stations. <br />122. Follow the procedures in the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance to anticipate <br />future school construction needs and incorporate those needs into the CIP, so that <br />schools are available in a timely manner and as planned. <br />123. Fully implement the Water Resources Program. <br />124. Get citizens more engaged in county activities and initiatives. <br />125. Get UNC to become a signatory to the Interlocal Agreement for Solid Waste <br />Management. <br />126. Greene Tract decision points. <br />127. Growing aging population without adequate public services for those in crisis or without <br />basic subsistence resources and health care. <br />128. Growing numbers of parcels and tax programs. <br />129. High capital debt load. <br />130. Identify and attract preferred types of economic development. <br />131. Identify core county functions. <br />132. Identify Orange County's economic engine(s). <br />133. Identify the county's target proportion and mix of business and residential properly <br />owners. <br />134. Identify where State legislature may be headed with counties and roads. <br />135. Implement a competitive 401-k program based on percentage of salary and that <br />includes a county match. <br />136. Implement new technologies/software in public health practice, e.g., new electronic <br />communicable disease reporting system statewide, new state software for public health <br />clinical and home visiting programs, GIS analysis for public health. <br />137. Improve cell phone coverage throughout county. <br />138. Improve county website appearance and ease of use for the public. <br />139. Improve countywide coordination of information shared with the public (to avoid <br />potential conflicting messages from individual departments). <br />140. Improve information and assistance to those most in need, such as elderly, disabled <br />and low income residents. <br />141. Improve organizational communication. <br />142. Improve public information systems -formal PIO, revamped web site appearance, <br />Channel 265. <br />143. Improve the public's understanding of the multitude of county services provided by their <br />tax dollars through a common look and feel, e.g., web and printed materials, <br />"branding." <br />144. Improve the value of employee/retiree benefits, e.g., provide employees with an annual <br />Total Compensation Summary. <br />145. Improve transit/mobility options for county residents, especially older and disabled, <br />through amulti-modal vision that is acceptable, efficient, effective, affordable and <br />environmentally friendly. <br />146. Include a facility operational plan when developing new county construction-related <br />projects. <br />5 <br />