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2 <br />3. The BOCC charged the Human Services Advisory Commission (HSAC) with preparing and <br />presenting its own outside agency funding recommendations directly to the BOCC. In the <br />past, HSAC shared an advisory only role with County Departments and the County <br />Manager. HSAC drafted and the BOCC approved an application scorecard and narrative <br />criteria as evaluation tools for this purpose. <br />4. HSAC made its agency allocation recommendations to the BOCC at a work session in <br />March 2008. Previously, County management recommendations were provided during a <br />June budget work session. <br />HSAC reviewed a total of fifty-three (53) applications that if fully funded equated to $1,736,133. <br />HSAC recommended funding in the total amount of $1,621,417 distributed on a competitive <br />basis among forty-nine (49) agencies, including four (4) agencies not funded in FY07-08. <br />HSAC also recommended the BOCC consider assigning responsibility for outside agencies not <br />traditionally seen as "human services related"; such as AnimalKind, Inc., and Big Brothers/Big <br />Sisters to a more appropriate community advisory panel, such as Animal Services Advisory <br />Board and the Recreation and Parks Advisory Council respectively. <br />Changes Proposed for FY09-10: <br />County Management and Budget have discussed and present the following proposals to further <br />refine the process for the next fiscal year. HSAC has also been informed and involved in setting <br />the strategic direction. <br />1. Approve Draft Orange County Allocation Categories of outside agency expenditures to <br />create target allocation amounts for FY09-10. The target allocation amount by category, if <br />approved by the BOCC, would replace the percentage of General Fund goal. <br />The Draft Orange County Allocation Categories are modeled on the Triangle United Way <br />(TUW) Allocation Categories for 2009. The TUW categories emerged from a year long review of <br />local research and analysis (i.e., the Orange County Community Needs Assessment, the Ten <br />Year Plan to End Homelessness, and the Master Aging Plan Update), later confirmed by a <br />cross section of community stakeholders representing issue expertise that included Orange <br />County administrators, non-profit agency executives, and public advocates. The majority of <br />outside agencies funded by the County also receive funding from TUW. <br />The move to broad service categories should sharpen the focus on results and emphasize <br />highest/best use of every dollar within every service category. It should also help respond to <br />criticism and complaints, such as: "No new agencies are ever funded", "Each year is status <br />quo", and "Performance and results don't count". <br />Attachments: A, B, and C depict the draft allocation categories. Attachment D is a description <br />of all outside agencies currently funded by Orange County. <br />2. Adopt a policy position whereby a conscious effort is made to not duplicate core County <br />services. If a County Department operates the same or similar service, it should not be <br />repeated or contracted out to a private non-profit, except or unless by mutual agreement and <br />priority planning between the entities. This would strengthen and streamline service delivery <br />and enhance overall public benefit. Example: Both Social Services and Child Care Services <br />