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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 17, 1995 <br /> SUBJECT: Innovation and Efficiency Committee <br /> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> DEPARTMENT County Manager PUBLIC HEARING YES NO X <br /> -------------------------------- ------------------------------- <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) INFORMATION CONTACT <br /> Proposed Charge to Committee County Manager, ext 2300 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBER <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> PURPOSE: To consider a proposed charge to the Innovation and <br /> Efficiency Committee. <br /> BACKGROUND: At the October 2 meeting, the Board of Commissioners <br /> decided to pursue a study of potential innovation and efficiency <br /> improvements in Orange County government. The Board also decided to <br /> postpone a proposed survey of citizen perspectives on Orange County <br /> customer service quality, at least until after completion of the <br /> innovation and efficiency study. A 15 member committee, comprised <br /> of 9 citizens appointed by the Board and 6 employees designated by <br /> the Manager, is slated to carry out the study. The Board asked the <br /> Manager to develop a proposed charge to the committee for discussion at <br /> the next regular meeting of the Board, and further asked for an <br /> estimate of the costs of conducting the study. <br /> The Manager and staff have met with Dr. Jack Vogt of the North Carolina <br /> Institute of Government, who has agreed to serve as facilitator for the <br /> committee. Based on discussions with Dr. Vogt, staff has prepared the <br /> attached proposed charge to the committee for consideration by the <br /> Board of Commissioners . Staff discussions with Dr. Vogt also touched <br /> on the importance of considering diversity of geographic, <br /> philosophical , gender, racial , and technical backgrounds in making <br /> committee appointments . Exclusive of the time to be spent by employee <br /> members of the committee and support staff, we estimate expenses of the <br /> study to be between $4 , 000-$6, 000, to include payment to the IOG for <br /> Dr. Vogt' s time. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board discuss, amend <br /> as necessary, and approve the charge to the Innovation and <br /> Efficiency Committee. <br />