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4 <br /> Slide #6 <br /> Mission Statement: Feedback <br /> FThe Mission Statement answers the question,"What do we do?" <br /> •62%of respondents somewhat agree <br /> •31%of respondents extremely agree '67 responses' <br /> I no Iviission ilalomont is actionable and couldr <br /> F I County orange County isa <br /> •64%of respondents somewhat agree `64 responses' visionary leader in <br /> •31%of respondents extremely agree <br /> providing <br /> governmental services <br /> fi4 responses'F •62%of respondents somewhat agree valued b y our <br /> •19%of respondents extremely agree community, including <br /> those required by <br /> law,in an equitable, <br /> •Remove"visionary"(12 comments)and change"to Orange County provides government services" sustainable <br /> •Add"committed to being'after"Orange County is` '64 responses' , <br /> •The statement is not specific and is vague innovatl ve,and <br /> •Remove"providing governmental services valued by our community" efficient Way. <br /> •"Add"seeks to be"before°a visionary leader" <br /> •Remove"those required by law'(15 comments)or update to'beyond those required by law' <br /> b <br /> Vice-Chair Greene said she liked the suggestion to change the statement to"beyond those <br /> required by law." <br /> Commissioner Richards asked for information about the feedback from the community on <br /> the mission statement. <br /> Charline Kirongozi said that some in the community thought"visionary" was a buzz word, <br /> and some asked what was meant by the word. <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott said she liked leaving the word in, because it showed a <br /> commitment to striving for better. <br /> Commissioner Fowler said some parts of county government are visionary, and some <br /> parts show the county striving to be visionary. She said she didn't feel strongly either way, but <br /> she said including the word "strive" does change the impact of the statement. <br /> Vice-Chair Greene said she didn't like the word "strive." She suggested "aims to be." <br /> Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if the number of respondents (67) was enough to <br /> warrant changes to the mission statement. <br /> Charline Kirongozi said the mission statement was available on the social pinpoint site for <br /> community feedback. She said that at this stage there is usually less input. She said most people <br /> feel that they've had input at an earlier stage. <br /> Vice-Chair Greene asked how representative 67 responses are of the county. <br /> Charline Kirongozi said the number is not representative relative to the size of the county. <br /> Commissioner Fowler said that the word "visionary" is not in the vision statement, so it is <br /> useful to keep it in the mission statement. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton said that she didn't think the mission statement needed to be <br /> changed. She felt that it was important to focus on the performance measures and objectives. <br /> Vice-Chair Greene said she thought it was important to change the statement to "beyond <br /> those required by law." <br /> Commissioner Richards said that"visionary"felt vague and thought the word "leader"was <br /> more specific. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton said she was ok with taking "visionary" out. <br /> Commissioner Fowler said she felt "visionary" felt different than "leader." <br />