Durham County Government

DURHAM BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

RETREAT

DATE: Monday, January 28, 2002

TIME: 9:00 a.m. ? 5:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Museum of Life and Science, Durham, NC

OBJECTIVES

· To review progress made on the Commissioners? 2001 goals

· To develop shared understanding of the budget realities for the current and upcoming fiscal years

· To develop agreement about budget priorities for upcoming fiscal year

· To explore a theory of change for achieving long-term outcomes

· To develop agreement about action priorities for upcoming year, and perhaps beyond

· To develop agreement about next steps

8:00 a.m. Opening session

· Welcome and opening remarks

· Review retreat objectives and agenda

· John?s role

8:15 Reviewing our 2001 goals and progress made

9:15 Fiscal realities and budget priorities

· FY 2001-2002 Q2 revenue and expenditure reports

· FY 2002-2003 revenue outlook

· FY 2002-2003 Capital Financing Plan Revenue requirements

10:00 Break

10:15 Fiscal realities and budget priorities, continued

· FY 2002-2003 expenditure outlook

· FY 2002-2003 Budget challenges

· Setting budget parameters and guidelines

12:00 Lunch

12:45 Action priorities for coming year and beyond

· A theory of change

· Assessing the current reality beyond the budget

· A conversation about action priorities and outcomes

2:15 Break

2:30 Action priorities for the coming year and beyond, continued

· Exploring agreement about short-term and long-term commitments

· Barriers and challenges and how to address

4:30 Next steps

4:50 Evaluation and final reflections

5:00 Adjourn