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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 3, 1999 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No.- <br />SUBJECT: Innovation and Efficiency Committee - Elements of Charge and Composition <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1 999 -00 "Efficiency Improvements" Goal John Link or Rod Visser, ext 2300 <br />4/96. I &E Committee Report <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 the creation and tasking of an Innovation and Efficiency 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 />As the Board establishes the areas of interest, structure, and charge of the Committee, the <br />Manager recommends that the Board consider the following points: <br />■ The committee should review the report prepared by the previous I &E Committee <br />■ The committee should review examples of innovation and efficiency already undertaken by <br />County departments during the past five years or so <br />■ The committee should examine "best practices" that have proven successful in other similar <br />local government settings <br />■ The BOCC should consider bringing in an expenditure reduction /revenue enhancement <br />specialist to provide technical advice to the committee as they begin their work <br />■ The BOCC should develop a specific set of target areas to examine so that the committee <br />can reasonably complete its work and deliver recommendations well before the Manger <br />submits his recommended 2000 -2001 budget <br />■ The BOCC should consider appointment of 9 -15 citizens to serve on the committee <br />■ County staff should work closely with the committee but should serve on it only in an ex- <br />officio role <br />After receiving the Board's guidance, staff will develop a formal charge and composition for this <br />Committee to be approved at the next regular Commissioner's meeting. The Clerk's staff will <br />