COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE

2019 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Human Resource Services successfully negotiated successor contracts with eight County labor organizations. These long-term agreements provide stability while continuing to live within our fiscal means. • The Budget team was awarded the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Award. • Risk Management implemented a Subrogation Program within the Liability Claims unit for auto and property damage resulting in $232,803 in recoveries for the County. • The County Procurement Office gained the OC Board of Supervisors’ approval of the 2019 Contract Policy Manual, which included the new Orange County Local Small Business Preference Policy. • The Public Finance team participated in the first City/County partnered Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) in the state – Placentia EIFD. • OC Information Technology facilitated a seamless transition of Network, Voice and Security Services to SAIC in order to strengthen and maintain secure, reliable and scalable County IT services; transitioned over 14,000 phones at over 120 County locations off of the legacy voice network to a new core. • Legislative Affairs supported Fifth District Supervisor Lisa Bartlett with her successful election as President of the California

State Association of Counties for 2020, and secured $1 million in state funding for the Orange County Housing Finance Trust for the development of permanent supportive housing. • CEO Real Estate along with OC Public Works negotiated and had approved by the Board a lease and construction agreement for the improvement of the County-owned building at 2229 S. Yale St. in Santa Ana as a homeless shelter to replace the Courtyard

Transitional Center. • CEO Communications created and executed a communications plan to increase media coverage and awareness of the 2019

Point In Time count, resulting in 10 media outlets creating nearly 20 news stories. CEO Communications also recruited volunteers through social media and created a new Point In Time website with assistance from City Net.

2020 GOALS

• Human Resource Services will continue to provide enhanced customer service and communication with internal departments. • Budget will maintain excellence in budget presentation by receiving a Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished

Budget Award. • Risk Management plans to develop online safety training for use in Eureka for all affected County employees. • Procurement looks forward to implementing the Orange County Small Local Business Preference Policy, including communication with all current County contractors and the outreach to the broader OC business community. • Public Finance will legally dissolve Joint Powers Authorities and special corporation financing mechanisms that are no longer in use.

• OC Information Technology will manage the John Wayne Airport network refresh and integration of Social Services Agency (SSA) information technology (IT) resources into the Shared Services model. • Legislative Affairs will continue to advocate for state and federal funding for key housing and homeless assistance grant programs; and support legislation to combat homelessness and authorize funding for comprehensive services and care coordination for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. • CEO Real Estate is developing a singular real estate database to allow efficient management and administration of all County real estate assets through a single system, and that will establish job and funding coding strategies for each asset to improve ownership cost and revenue analytics, which will be available to all County stakeholders. • CEO Communications will assist the Board of Supervisors in ensuring the residents of Orange County are aware of and take part in the 2020 Census through public relations activities, advertising, earned media and social media.