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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 16, 1999 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. !J -_d <br />SUBJECT: Innovation and Efficiency Committee — Charge, Composition, and Timeline <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Proposed Charge /Composition/Timeline <br />4/96 I &E Committee Report <br />(under separate cover) <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />John Link or Rod Visser, ext 2300 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough <br />732 -8181 <br />Chapel Hill <br />968 -4501 <br />Durham <br />688 -7331 <br />Mebane <br />336- 227 -2031 <br />PURPOSE: To approve the charge, composition, and timeline of the Innovation and Efficiency <br />Committee. <br />BACKGROUND: In 1995 -96, the Board appointed a citizen Innovation and Efficiency <br />Committee which in April 1996,presented a report with thirteen recommendations for possible <br />operational improvements in County government. During its 1999 -2000 goal setting process, <br />the Board decided to appoint a new or reconstituted committee to again examine opportunities <br />for efficiency improvements. <br />At their meeting on November 3, 1999, the Board discussed issues that it did, and did not, want <br />a new I &E Committee to take up. The Board indicated that it wished to narrow the proposed <br />focus of this Committee, to lengthen the amount of time proposed for the Committee to <br />complete its work, and to task the Committee to present an interim report in April 2000, which <br />could include interim recommendations that could be considered as the Manager and staff <br />develop the recommended 2000 -2001 County budget. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is likely to be a significant allocation of existing County staff time <br />to provide technical and administrative support to the Committee. The 1999 -2000 budget <br />includes $10,000 to help offset the cost of that support, including possible external support from <br />temporary administrative staff. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the charge, <br />composition, and timeline of the I &E Committee and direct the Clerk to recruit applicants for <br />subsequent appointment to the Committee. <br />