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0 <br />Proposal to Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />from School of Government, Donna Warner and Lydian Altman <br />October 30, 2008 <br />Date, Time Objectives of the Day Who's Involved <br />NOVEMBER 1. Review the work plan, key dates, and Board of <br />14 timetable for completion of the series of Commissioners"' <br />Full Day retreats. (sitting and elected) <br /> 2. Clarify our role as consultants and others' County Manager <br />8:30 coffee roles in the work. Clerk <br /> 3. Establish discussion guidelines to be used as Attorney <br />9:00 a.m. we work together. <br />start 4. Explore personal motivations for this work <br /> and consider individual and group assets, <br /> opportunities, differences, opportunities to <br />Lunch strengthen as a governing team. <br /> 5. Develop internal operating principles for <br /> conducting business together as a board. <br /> 6. Develop a list of questions about Afternoon observers: <br /> procedures (i.e., mechanics of getting our <br /> work done) and a plan for discussion, Assistant <br /> decisions, or changes. managers <br /> * Department <br /> 7. Begin to develop a shared vision for heads <br /> Orange County. Focus long term and big <br /> picture to set the stage for next work <br /> (vision, mission) <br /> 8. Develop a timeline of issues that will likely <br /> impact Orange County in the next 20" years <br /> or beyond (reference goals developed last <br /> year) <br />DECEMBER 1. Prioritize issues of greatest relevance for Board of <br />(early)~~ Orange County's future. ~ Commissioners <br />Half Day 2. Establish which of these issues are relevant County Manager <br /> to the way the County plans and works. Clerk <br /> 3. Determine how the County can impact the Attorney <br /> issue, and what other groups might the Observers: <br /> board need to work with in order to have Assistant <br /> an impact. managers <br /> • Department <br /> heads <br />