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~.z • We were requested and have on the Internet site the information as requested by the Adult Home Care Advisory Commission. It is part of the Department on Aging web site. For all other agendas and minutes of other County Boazds and Commissions, we feel that they should be part of the web page for the department which is providing the staff support for that particulaz boazd/commission. We will be developing that over the next six months. • The minute index is on the Intranet for easy access to information from 1937 -present. •:- A direct link from the County's homepage to the community services Information and Referral guide for Orange County has been established. • A direct link to all of the Orange County legislative delegation home pages and email addresses has been set up for easy access to our legislators. • Agenda summaries aze posted on the County's website for all regulaz agendas. • The agenda and background information in its entirety is on the County's website. • We have provided links to external sites like Chapel Hill and OWASA who post agendas and minutes on their web page. This will allow easy access to other agendas and minutes. We will add more as they aze available. • BOCC Goals aze on the Intranet site as well as the BOCC goals far 2000-2001 (proposed). At the present time, Buck Tredway is serving as the webmaster, updating the site as requested. He maintains the meeting calendaz and schedule. At this time there aze still six County departments which do not have a web page. IS Director Dick Taylor and Buck Tredway aze working with Information Technology Systems (ITS) which is a state agenda to evaluate our website (Internet and Intranet), site redesign, training for County departments and maintenance. Also included in this proposal will be a request to recreate sections of the County's website in Spanish. This contract is pending Board approval. D. INTERNET SITE 1. Accessibility to County Commissioners Provision of a-mail addresses for Commissioners, and a listing of phone numbers and mailing addresses on the County Web site, combine to make them readily accessible to citizens and others. In addition to photographs, other information about members of the Boazd, such as brief biographical data, could also be added. We have provided a-mail addresses for Commissioners and a listing of telephone numbers and mailing addresses on the County's web site. The County Commissioners ,page is included in the contract with ITS which is pending Board approval. 2. Improved Provision of Information Any improvements to the Web site should ensure that at least the following elements are accomplished: a. Current information is provided in a timely manner. There should be a dependable schedule for the appeazance on the site of key information (e.g. the monthly calendar of events) and for updating that information (e.g. changes in meeting times and dates). Ongoing b. The site is dynamic, visually appealing, and engaging. For example, there could be additional photographs that would reveal the character of Orange County or a "crawl" whereby breaking news or updated information might be highlighted. Web redesign pending Board approval c. The agendas of various County advisory boazds aze posted prior to their scheduled meetings. 5