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Proposed Process for Discussing County- wide Recreation and Parks Services In September 1994, the Orange County Assembly of Governments discussed equity and efficiency issues related to delivery of local government services . Focus was on the area of recreation and parks services, and the consensus of the Assembly of Governments was : That the local government staffs make recommendations to their governing bodies about opportunities for joint planning for and use of capital improvements for recreation and park services . And, that both involved in any cooperative venture , school systems be Below are some preliminary suggestions for implementing the consensus of the Assembly . of Governments . Parks and Recreation Work Groin We recommend that a work group be formed of representatives of the jurisdictions in the County, that would consider opportunities for cooperation: We recommend that the governing bodies of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Hillsborough, Orange County, and the two school systems each appoint two representatives to this work group . Although staff would undoubtedly be involved, we believe that they could work more effectively and appropriately alongside, rather than as members of the work group . Chime : We believe that each of the governing bodies should agree on the charge of this group . We recommend the following charge : To consider how the governing bodies can provide the best park and recreation services to the most people at the least cost. To report periodically, but not less often than annually, to each of the governing bodies . Initiation : We believe that the chair of the work group should be from the same jurisdiction as the lead staff. Because of the work done recently by Carrboro in master planning and in beginning to establish a public-private consortium, we recommend that the Town of Carrboro be responsible for appointing the chair and orienting the members of the new group . The chair would chair meetings and set the agendas . The staff of the jurisdiction represented by the chair would take the lead role in staff support.