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grange County Board of Commissioners Retreat <br />Friday, September 28, 2007 <br />1:00 pm - 5:00 pm <br />Link Government Services Center -Hillsborough <br />Purpose and Goals <br />1. Begin a process to help the board and staff navigate the best <br />possible balance among multiple county needs and interests. <br />2. Define the board's vision of the "good life" in Orange County and <br />identify forces that drive or restrain the board's vision. <br />3. Apply policy navigation tools to a public choice facing the board. <br />4. Discuss implications and next steps. <br />Outline and Agenda <br />1:00 pm Getting Started <br />1. Welcome and Introductions <br />2. Goals, Tasks and Process <br />1:15 pm Strategic Leadership for Governing Boards <br />1. Government, the good life, and the public good <br />2. Leadership challenges for governing boards <br />3. Public choices, directions, and decisions <br />2:30 pm Break <br />3:00 pm Strategic Policy Leadership <br />1. Discuss a policy choice facing the board <br />2. Map policy issues and choices to identify the public good <br />3. Identify the board's strategic direction and possible <br />strategies for moving in this direction <br />4:15 pm Next Steps <br />Feedback -reflections, observations, and implications for <br />the board <br />Next steps -suggested actions or recommendations <br />5:00 pm Adjourn <br />