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FY 1999 -2000 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS APPROVED GOAL Revised: 06/07/99 Adopted: 06/21/99 EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS GOAL STATEMENT: To develop strategies to continue to promote more efficient County government operations which will ultimately result in financial savings. Goal Initiated/Proposed By: Board of County Commissioners Most Recent Version Adopted by BOCC: May 1998 �TATiTS R�R�' . During the January 16, 1999 annual planning retreat, the Board of Commissioners indicated its interest in having a reconstituted or new appointed citizen Innovation & Efficiency (I &E) Committee explore options for additional efficiency measures that could be pursued in Orange County government. The original Innovation & Efficiency Committee submitted a report with thirteen recommendations to the Board of Commissioners in April 1996. In 1996 -97, County staff implemented five of those recommendations: • The draft Strategic Automation Plan was presented to the Board of Commissioners in May 1997, and was integrated with the County's 1997 -2007 Capital Improvements Plan, and 1997 -98 operating budget. • An MPA intern worked with Budget staff in identifying subjects for program and trend analysis. Staff incorporated samples of this preliminary work into the 1997 -98 budget document. • Staff conducted reviews of the County's two pilot employee /team incentive programs, and implemented program modifications to be continued through FY 1997 -98. Staff developed recommendations regarding an additional pilot employee incentive program, and an organizational incentive program to encourage savings on a departmental basis. The Board received a report on current and proposed incentive programs during their work session on November 3, 1997 on employee compensation issues. Pending further direction from the Board, updated incentive program proposals will be included in the recommended 1998 -99 operating budget. • Staff used the operations evaluation model suggested by the Innovation & Efficiency Committee as a basis for its review in Summer 1996 of the best organizational structure for tax administration in Orange County. As a result of this review, the Tax Assessor and Revenue Director and their staffs identified a number of ways to consolidate functions and streamline operations. A Position Evaluation Team comprised of Budget and Personnel staff has been active in reviewing requests for new positions and assisting departments in exploring and implementing alternatives to some of these reauested positions. '