C OU NTY O F O RA N GE 2 02 0 Accompli shme nts and 2021 Goa l s
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Human Resource Services staff proactively assisted with the County’s COVID-19 response and all employees with timely communications and general support.
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The County’s 2020 Census efforts largely guided by the OC Complete Count Committee (consisting of various government and community partners), under the leadership of the Board of Supervisors’ Census Planning Ad Hoc was able to accomplish the fifth highest response rate among the 58 California counties. The 2020 self-response rate for the County of Orange was 76.6 percent, which was a positive 4.9 percent change from the 2010 Census.
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The Budget team was awarded the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Award.
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Following EHS’ implementation of the Cority Software, in July 2020, Risk Management finalized the purchase of the Disability Case Management module. This module automates case management of disability related challenges for County employees with a consistent approach to adherence to state and federal disability laws mitigating the County’s legal and financial exposure.
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The County Procurement Office has initiated the establishment of a formalized eProcurement Program expanding the automated environment including but not limited to providing on‐demand vendor education via social media, initiating utilization of electronic signatures for all business documents, leveraging some fully electronic solicitation options, and the launch of an automated insurance management and tracking system.
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OC Information Technology quickly met the needs of County agencies as they evolved into a remote environment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Revised business requirements included additional laptops, software and tools that helped employees seamlessly transition from the office to their home with minimal impact to business operations. The primary goal for County employees was to conduct work anytime, anywhere, from any device, without sacrificing network performance or security.
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CEO-Legislative Affairs led a coordinated effort with all 34 cities to advocate for direct federal funding in response to the COVID-19 epidemic. The County received $650 million from the Coronavirus Relief Fund CARES Act, and $615 million from the American Rescue Plan Act.
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CEO Real Estate acquired numerous property rights to support COVID-19 testing, and the Operation Independence vaccination effort, including opening three Super-POD Vaccination sites and numerous mobile sites. Also executed agreements with hotels to house more than 500 Project RoomKey clients to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
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CEO Communications assisted in the County’s COVID-19 responses, working alongside the Board of Supervisors and HCA representatives on messaging, press conferences and openings for the County’s Super Point of Dispensing sites.
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Human Resource Services will continue to take any steps necessary to help the larger County organization with our critical COVID-19 response.
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Budget will maintain excellence in budget presentation by receiving a Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Award.
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The County Procurement Office will continue to build upon its current eProcurement environment with the completion of the insurance management and tracking system, further expansion of the automation of vendor invoicing and payment, Cal-Card utilization and payment processing, and transition to the establishment of electronic procurement file folders and signatures.
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Continue to develop processes and provide tools that support County agencies with their remote work initiative, ensuring an increased security posture while simultaneously improving accessibility to the network.
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CEO-Legislative Affairs will lead an integrated advocacy strategy to apply for state and federal funding to support programs identified in the Strategic Financial Plan, including Be Well OC, Coordinated Reentry Center and the Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center.
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CEO Real Estate, in cooperation with Health Care Agency and OC Public Works, will continue planning and development of Be Well South Campus in Irvine on County property at former MCAS El Toro.
