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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 16, 2001 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Organization Assessment -Plan and Approach .. __ . <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager's Office PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Possible Focus Areas John Link, County Manager, <br />Extension 2300 <br />Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director, <br />Extension 2550 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider a plan and approach for an organizational assessment to address <br />specific areas impacted by changes occurring in recent years. The possible areas to be <br />addressed include the following five: 1) Parks, open space and conservation, 2) Solid Waste, <br />3) Services to the Elderly, 4) Transportation and 5) Public information, communications and <br />"e-government." <br />BACKGROUND: During the November pay and benefits work session, the Board of <br />Commissioner expressed interest in an organizational assessment and briefly discussed <br />several possible areas for review. Staff has reflected on the needs and considered the most <br />effective approaches to complete this assessment. <br />Needs <br />In terms of the needs, a number of external environmental factors have developed in recent <br />years that impact the County's organization and services. Examples of such factors include: <br />1. Priority need to create parks and preserve open space at this critical time in the County's <br />growth. <br />2. Assumption ofi Solid Waste management responsibility from the Town of Chapel Hill. <br />3. Rapid growth in the County's elder population and service needs, particularly the frail elderly <br />and the continuing significant growth projected aver the coming years. <br />