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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />RETREAT ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: January 25, 2003 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Board of Commissioners Annual Planning Retreat <br />DEPARTMENT: Commissioners/County <br />Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />As outlined in retreat notebooks Margaret Brown or Donna Baker, ext 2130 <br />(under separate cover) John Link or Rod Visser, ext 2300 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To discuss various topics outlined on the accompanying agenda for the <br />Commissioners' annual planning retreat and to develop priorities and guidance to staff <br />regarding the Commissioners' work plan for Orange County government for the next year. <br />BACKGROUND: The discussion topics for the Board's annual retreat were developed pursuant <br />to discussion between the Chair, Manager, and staff and incorporates feedback received from <br />individual Commissioners in response to solicitation from the Chair of topics of interest to the <br />Board. A brief contextual outline of each major topic is provided below: <br />Update on NCACC Legislative Goals <br />The Chair will share pertinent information she received while representing the Board at the <br />North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) Legislative Conference at <br />Research Triangle Park on January 16-17, 2003. <br />Fiscal Review/Outlook for FY 2002-2003 and FY 2003-2004 <br />As is typically done at annual BOCC retreats, staff will make a brief presentation and respond to <br />BOCC questions regarding the County's overall financial picture, current revenue trends, and <br />anticipated "budget drivers" for FY 2003-04. <br />Setting BOCC Priorities for 2003/Brainstorming <br />A substantial block of time at the Board's retreat has been set aside for Commissioners to <br />identify, discuss, and to the extent possible prioritize, topics that they believe should be <br />incorporated into the Orange County government work plan for the upcoming year. A number <br />of reference documents have been provided as background information in the Board's retreat <br />notebooks to stimulate thought about potential priority objectives. These documents include: