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BOARD OF ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (BOCC) <br />GOALS — 2015 UPDATE <br />FOR DISCUSSIONS PURPOSES <br />52 <br />GOALS/PRIORITIES <br />ONGOING EFFORTS <br />SPECIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS <br />Deck. <br />Emergency gency Services <br />Emergency Services <br />Emergency Services <br />• EMS continues to partner with the IT <br />• EMS Stations were upgraded with <br />Department to build IT infrastructure to all <br />appropriate furnishings to accommodate <br />EMS stations. <br />around the clock operations. <br />• The Fire Marshal Division invests in <br />• In 2015 EMS partnered with the <br />maintaining fire safe county facilities through <br />Department of Social Services to recruit an <br />annual fire inspections, fire drills and utilizing <br />outstanding work first graduate. <br />technologies that streamline our work and <br />• Partnering with Social Services to assist <br />potentially reduce our carbon footprint. <br />the graduate in completing the Durham <br />Technical Community College Emergency <br />Medical Technician Program and obtain <br />vital EMS work experience in the EMS <br />Apprentice Program. <br />Aging Services <br />Aging Services <br />• Objective 1.1: Increase the accessibility of <br />• Project EngAGE was launched as a <br />information about resources, programs, and <br />grassroots effort to develop senior leaders <br />services for older adults in Orange County. <br />throughout the county that would be <br />• Maintain a bi- weekly listsery reaching almost <br />information resource persons for their <br />2,000 persons and Senior Times access on the <br />individual communities as an extension of <br />web has been improved. <br />the Aging Department. <br />• Updated the Community Resource Guide <br />for distribution hard copy and <br />electronically. <br />• Expanded our Seymour Tech class <br />offerings and have developed a department <br />Facebook page. <br />• Re- designed program materials and have <br />utilized billboard advertising. <br />• In the final editing stages for a <br />departmental information video. <br />Social Services <br />Social Services <br />