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answer this need? Commissioner Gustaveson voiced two main concerns: 1)How to translate the document into County policy; and, 2) Taking into account the present and anticipated Federal cuts, how the County may begin to "forge" strategy for the County and the private sector to meet those needs. He paraphrased Cammias- loner Marshall, "How this document relates to the policy-naking role of the Board of Camnissioners in this area?" and thereby opened the floor for public cements. Mr. Dave Kiel: Said that local units often had programs designed from afar with little individual focus; this document says what the needs and desires are in Orange County. Ms. Martha Stucker: Said this was the opportunity for citizens to say, for example, that the "unemployment rate is still too high." She said this is an Orange County report, what the citizens want for the County. Mr. Wil Morse: Said that with regard to unemployment, on his committee, there were things they felt the Board of Commissioners could do: 1) have a CIA type program; 2) with the Employnent Service Commission moving to Durham, the Board of Commissioners could arrange a) for someone from that office in Orange County on a part-time basis, or b) transportation to Durham County for these who wished to visit that agency to look for wbrk, or c) get the Employment Security Connission back to this County. Ms. Pollitzer said that sane recommendations were on page twenty-eight of the report and that when the question of what the Board of Commissioners can do arose several things came to her mind; for example, active pursuit of industry and funding defined as the "ultimate policy decision." Ms. Stucker: Added that "barriers" or 'missing services" were examined; where programs were doing well they were not addressed. Commissioner Marshall said that she hoped the HSAC would look at "specifics," for example, when industry comes into the County, are people brought into the County to fill those jobs? She added that she felt there were "barriers to upward mobility" that may be specific to Orange County and these were the kind of specifics she would like addressed. Mr. Bill Baxter, Director, OPC Mental Health Center and Chair of the HSAC, said he thought the next step would be for the HSAC to make specific reconmendations to the Board of Commissioners about how to apply this report. Mr. Dick Taylor: Agreed with Mr. Baxter, saying this discussion was most helpful and that the HSAC needed to know what the Board wanted and expected.