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Attachment A: Statement of Charge to the M.A.P. Organizational Units <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners has authorized the formation of a team of <br />individuals, from the public and private community, to develop a Master Aging Plan <br />(M.A.P.) that will provide a comprehensive and coordinated delivery of community <br />services to senior citizens over the life span who have different levels of functional <br />capacity. To complete this task, an organizational structure comprised of a Steering <br />Committee and three Functional Subcommittees is being submitted to the Board of <br />County Commissioners for review. <br />The charge to be given to each of the committee/subcommittees is: <br />I. Steering Committee Charge: <br />^ To establish the overall goals and objectives for each sub-committee. <br />^ To develop and implement the process by which the M.A.P. will be <br />developed. <br />^ To establish the guiding principles to which the M.A.P. team will adhere. <br />^ To monitor the work of the functional subcommittees and provide feedback <br />and direction as necessary. <br />^ To hold public forums to garner feedback from the community and <br />policymakers <br />^ To approve the work of the functional subcommittees and submit it to the <br />BOCC for review and approval <br />^ To update the Orange County Board of County Commissioners on the status <br />of the M.A.P. project. <br />• To review and recommend approval of the final M.A.P. proposal prior to its <br />submission to the BOCC. <br />II. Functional Subcommittee Charge: <br />^ To identify the issues relevant to their assigned functional population. <br />- based on their own expertise and experience <br />- based upon objective data provided through an environmental scan <br />- based on feedback from community members <br />^ To research relevant issues through the use of focus groups, constituent group <br />member feedback, interviews (when possible). <br />To prioritize the issues pertaining to their assigned functional population <br />• To present their findings to the Steering Committee for review and approval <br />^ To revise issues based on feedback <br />^ To develop goals and strategies, for the next five years, that will meet the <br />needs of their functional populations. Review of innovative programs and <br />feedback from experts and community members is included. <br />^ To submit their proposed goals and strategies to the Steering Committee for <br />review. <br />• To review and provide feedback on the draft M.A.P. <br />