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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 15, 2004 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 1 <br />SUBJECT: Sustainability Issues for Orange County Government <br />DEPARTMENT: Manager/Budget/Finance/ PUBLIC HEARING: (Y!N) No <br />Personnel <br />ATTAGHMENT(S): <br />As noted in "Background" <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Rod Visser, ext 2300 <br />Donna Dean, ext 2151 <br />Ken Chavious, ext 2453 <br />Elaine Holmes, ext 2552 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To review and discuss various issues related to the sustainability of Orange <br />County government operations. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />a. Sustainability Overview: In his 2004-05 budget message to the Orange County Board <br />of Commissioners, the County Manager highlighted the growing importance of attention to the <br />sustainability of County operations. He noted that "there have been, and continue to be, <br />fundamental changes during the past few years in the way same County-related services are <br />delivered that are impacting the County budget," Some of the examples cited included solid <br />waste management, emergency medical services transportation, and animal services, <br />The message further observed that "Under the leadership of the Board of Commissioners, <br />Orange County has risen to the challenge in these areas where new leadership was essential to <br />ensure a seamless continuum of service to the clients and customers of these functions, As we <br />complete these transitions or contemplate other functions that could become part of Orange <br />County government, we must be diligent in examining our ability to provide the corollary <br />infrastructure of internal support that will match the high levels of service our citizens expect of <br />existing Orange County government agencies, I recommend that during the course of the next <br />year, the Board examine the sustainability of Orange County government in terms of <br />organizational mission, functions, and resources." Tonight's work session is undertaken with <br />that recommendation as a catalyst, <br />