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Proposed Definitions of Important Terms <br />Goal - a general description of the change that we seek on an issue, such as "increase the <br />number of affordable housing units in Orange County." The direction of change is <br />communicated, but not the size of the change or a timeframe. <br />Issue - a topic of interest, such as "affordable housing" ar "child abuse prevention." <br />Objective - a specific description of the change that we seek, in that it includes the size of the <br />change and a timeframe for the change to happen. For example, "increase the number of <br />affordable housing units in Orange County by 300 before June 30, 2008." <br />Priority -the quality or state of Gaming earlier. The issues we want to deal with before other <br />issues are our "priority issues." The goals we want to achieve before other goals are our <br />"priority goals." <br />Retreat -The time during which the Board and its senior staff identify priority issues and goals, <br />as opposed to work sessions and other meetings when lower-order organizational business is <br />conducted. <br />