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N <br />Report of the Innovation and Efficiency Committee to the Orange <br />County Board of Commissioners <br />April 16, 1996 <br />Background <br />In October 1995, the Orange County Board of Commissioners appointed a 17 member <br />Innovation and Efficiency Committee composed of 11 citizens and 6 County staff members. By <br />subcommittee, those involved in the preparation and review of committee recommendations <br />are: <br />ORGANIZATION /STAFFING PURCHASING /FACILITIES TECHNOLOGY <br />David Cannell <br />Bonnie Davis <br />Frances Douglass <br />Jim Goldstein <br />Norm Gustaveson, Chair <br />Gwen Price <br />Norman Umstead <br />Mary Willis <br />Dan Brummitt <br />John Horner <br />Stuart Wallace, Chair <br />Ted Abernathy <br />Lindsay Efland <br />Joel Harper, Chair <br />Janet Sparks <br />The main purpose of the Committee was to explore opportunities for additional improvements <br />that would increase the efficiency and innovation with which Orange County government <br />operates. The Board adopted a specific charge to the Committee with several key underlying <br />themes, including: to become familiar with how, and under what legal parameters, Orange <br />County government operates; become familiar with existing examples of efficiency and <br />innovation in Orange County government and in governmental settings nationwide; focus on <br />potential innovation and efficiencies in services the Board has chosen or is required to deliver; <br />1 <br />