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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No V-E
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: October 5, 1994
SUBJECT: 1994-95 Commissioners ' Goals
DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING YES NO x
ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT
Commissioner Willhoit' s Suggested County Manager, ext 2300
Goal Additions TELEPHONE NUMBER
Selected Goal Updates Hillsborough 732-8181
(sent under separate cover with Chapel Hill 968-4501
9/20/94 agenda) Mebane 227-2031
Durham 688-7331
PURPOSE: To continue discussion, as needed, of 1994-95 Board goals, and
to consider formal adoption of those goals.
BACKGROUND: In mid-August, the Manager and staff prepared updates of
1993-94 Board goals, and sent them to the Board for review as the
1994-95 goals. The Board held a work session on September 8 and
discussed a number of changes to the goals, including several suggested
additions from Commissioner Willhoit. Possible followup discussion of
the goals scheduled for the September 20 meeting was postponed to the
Board's October 5 agenda.
The first two possible additions, concerning .a volunteer satisfaction
survey and the County' s computer future, could be researched by staff
and brought back as reports to the Board for deliberation and/or action
at future Commissioners' meetings. The update on the Efland Sewer goal
(sent with the September 20 agenda) addresses the points listed under
Commissioner Willhoit' s third addition. The fourth addition is
included as the last step in Objective 2 under the revised Equitable
School Funding goal (also sent with the September 20 agenda) .
The updates sent with the September 20 agenda are intended to be used
as replacement pages for the set of goals distributed to the Board in
August. They reflect staff 's understanding of the Board' s intent based
upon discussion at the September 8 work session. Goals with
substantive changes are: Economic Development District; Rural Character
Study; Hillsborough Cooperative Planning; Expansion of Efland Sewer
System; and Equitable School Funding. At the Board's request, the
action plan headings for Transportation Planning and Water Resource
Quantity and Quality have been changed to provide clarification.
RECOMMENDATION: Depending on time constraints, the Board may wish to
adopt the goals following additional discussion, or postpone formal
adoption pending further review and discussion.
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SUGGESTED ADDITIONS TO 1994-95 GOALS
VOLUNTEER SATISFACTION SURVEY
Conduct a survey of former volunteers(members of OC boards,committees, task forte, etc.)to determine level of
satisfaction and suggestions for improvements. For example, was their service adequately recognized, should they
= have had more(or less)involvement by the BOC, if not satisfied what would they suggest to improve the
experience, etc.
2. COUNTY GOVERNMENT COMPUTER FUTURE
Is OC going to have an on-ramp to the Information Hwy? Why haven't County offices moved to a pc network-
based Windows operating environment? I would suggest a short-lived committee of citizen"experts"to consider
the alternatives if there is not a consensus that we should move to the Windows environment.
3. EFLAND SEWER
• Proceed with engineering work to identify parcels that may reasonable be served by the County's sewer line, to
include original.petition signees.
• Request Economic Development Commission to prepare an economic development plan for the Buckhom
Interchange area based on the assumption that sewer service to the area will be provided.
• Prepare a financing strategy/options for funding the expansion of the Efland sewer system, including
consideration of establishing a sanitary tax district.
4. SCHOOL BOARD WORK SESSIONS
Schedule a series of work sessions with the school boards to bring about a common understanding on key issues
and to continue long-range planning efforts. These discussions may help to alleviate the crisis atmosphere that
frequently surrounds the annual budget work sessions. Key issues that I would like to be considered for work
sessions include:
• The technology programs for each system, including means of providing technical support for maintenance
and development.
• Teacher salary schedules, turnover rates, and prospects for a common pay plan for both systems.
• Emerging educational programming theories and implications for space and staff.
• Identification of future school sites(50 yr plan?),plan for acquisition, and interim use for recreation and
parks.
Don Wilihoit
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