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1~ <br />Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) in September of 1996. In November of 2003, <br />the human services directors added new items for general discussion to the list: e.g. <br />the housing wage and family-friendly practices in the workplace. Discussion also <br />centered on how to ensure fair and equitable distribution of public resources and <br />services across all population groups. <br />During a BOCC meeting in February of 2004, the Board requested that the <br />Department of Human Rights and Relations through the Human Relations Commission <br />address the issue and make recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners. <br />Towards that end, the Department of Human Rights and Relations began <br />working with Professor John Calmore, to lay the foundation upon which a social justice <br />goal could be crafted by providing information on what social justice is and how it might <br />be implemented by a local government entity.. On February 16, 2005 and April 18, <br />2005, Professor Calmore met with. members of the Human Relations Commission and <br />the Board of County Commissioners to provide a foundation for understanding the <br />concept of social justice. Additionally, March 8, 2005, Professor Calmore met with <br />members of the Human Services Management Team to provide a foundation for <br />understanding the meaning of implementing a social justice goal. <br />From .September 14, 2005 to June 17, 2006, the HRC attended public events to <br />solicit public input regarding social justice in Orange County and held public listening <br />sessions to ensure that the intended beneficiaries of a social justice .goal were also <br />included in its crafting. In addition, county advisory boards and commissions were <br />asked to provide their input. <br />... ..... <br />ORANGE COUNTYSOCIAL TUSTICE GOAL :REPORT _ _.._ Page 3 of 59 <br />., __ <br />