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a `Liberty ~ ~ Equality Aros~aerity Strategic Direction and Policy Navigation for Orange County Purpose 1. Enhance the county's capacity to identify strategic directions, goals, and priorities. 2. Use these to help the board and staff navigate the best possible balance among multiple county needs and interests. Goals and Outcomes 1. Engage board and staff members in a collaborative, planning process to create a greater shared understanding of the issues and challenges facing the county and county government today and a shared sense of direction about tomorrow. 2. Refine the mission, vision, core values, and guiding principles of county government to help focus on core county functions and help distinguish between what the county must do, should do, and could do. 3. Jointly chart a strategic direction for the county by identifying countywide goals, integrating board and staff goals, and connecting departmental goals to broader county goals. 4. Strengthen communication, relationships, and the governing partnership between board members and staff. 5. Create a living document that can serve as a strategic guide for planning, focusing, organizing, and communicating the work of county government. Proposed Process and Tasks Step 1-Navigating Political Interests and Policy Choices (% day session + % day preparation) • Define the board's vision.of the "good life" in Orange County • Identify driving forces and challenges to the board's vision of the good life. • Practice using board tools and processes for navigating policy issues, balancing choices, and making collective decisions. Step 2 - Sfrategic Conversations (1/2 day session + 1 day preparation) Purpose Follow-up on the board's discussion about public values and the good life in Orange County to develop a greater shared vision and understanding of county government.