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23 <br /> ADOPTED 9/15/09 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> GOALS AND PRIORITIES <br /> Fiscal Year 2009-2010 <br /> Goal One: Ensure a community network of basic human services and <br /> infrastructure that maintains, protects and promotes the well- <br /> being of all County residents. <br /> Priority 4: Review services to identify and protect `safety net' programs <br /> and services. <br /> Priority 5: Encourage for profit investments in affordable housing and <br /> review available tools. <br /> Goal Two: Promote an interactive and transparent system of governance <br /> that reflects community values. <br /> Priority 6: Develop plan and tools to improve how County and citizens <br /> communicate with each other; foster two-way exchange. <br /> Priority 7: Improve intra- and intergovernmental coordination, cooperation <br /> and collaboration. (a) Work with Town of Hillsborough on: <br /> Joint land use planning approaches, policies/ordinances, and annexation, <br /> and Economic Development Districts. (b) Work with City of Durham on: <br /> Economic Development Districts <br /> Priority 8: Examine advisory boards and commissions to: (a) Ensure they <br /> are meeting their missions; (b) Determine how boards relate to each other <br /> how their work can best be integrated with the BOCC; (c) Ensure <br /> sustainability goals; (d) Ensure fit with overall County vision; and (e) <br /> Recognize (and be sensitive to) consistencies represented by boards, <br /> commissions when framing this review <br /> Priority 26: Clarify and communicate to public how and why County <br /> funding is allocated the way it is <br /> Goal Three: Implement planning and economic development policies <br /> which create a balanced, dynamic local economy, and which <br /> promote diversity, sustainable growth and enhanced revenue <br /> while embracing community values. <br /> Priority 2: Implement Comprehensive Plan (a) Rewrite zoning and <br /> subdivision regulations (Unified Development Ordinance). <br /> Priority 3: Develop economic plans for three (3) districts. <br />