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<br />POLICY FOR INSERTION INTO THE POLICY MANUAL <br />MEETING DATE: August 19,1980 NUMBER: P: 0094 <br />EFFECTIVE DATE: August 19, 1980 REVISIONS: <br />MINUTE BOOK: 12 PAGE: 564 <br />POLICY: Orange County Energy Program <br />Since the energy shortage in 1973-74, we Americans have become increasingly <br />aware of the vital importance of wise energy management to the welfare of our nation. <br />Our nation's security and its economy both depend on how well we resolve difficult <br />questions about energy resources, conservation and costs in the immediate future. <br />Many of these questions can be addressed most readily at the local level by the <br />example and leadership of county government. Therefore, the Orange County Energy <br />Commission has prepared a program for energy management, conservation and <br />development within Orange County. The energy program consists of five policies and <br />recommendations for their implementation. <br />The Energy Commission will review the program annually and submit reports and <br />recommendations to the Orange County Board of Commissioners. <br />POLICY I. ORANGE COUNTY GOVERNI~NT OPERATIONS WII,L BE <br />ENERGY EFFICIENT. COUNTY GOVERNMENT WII.,L <br />INCORPORATE GOOD ENERGY MANAGEMENT IN ITS DAILY <br />ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS. <br />Each department has already implemented several ways to carry out this policy. Other <br />guidelines, by department, are: <br />Public Works: <br />Schedule more efficient routing and use of sanitation vehicles and other <br />county-operated vehicles. <br />2. Maintain a county motor pool with arecord-keeping and reporting system <br />on fuel consumption and maintenance. <br />3. Continue to implement energy conservation programs in county buildings <br />and assist the Energy Office in developing accounting or other energy <br />related reports and programs. <br />C7 <br />