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aligned and to identify priorities. While it is too early to see how things will end up, I look forward to spending time with the Board as they shape spending priorities for the next fiscal year. Takeaways from this issue are stories of service as reflected in the passing of two longtime members of the Board, and articles about today ’ s employees serving others in the Emergency Communications Center and through our new Community Paramedicine program, among others. As I close out my message, we are coming out of our second local emergency declaration for winter weather and may face a third shortly after we publish. While we have been fortunate that the past two left us relatively unscathed, your County remains prepared to serve the needs of our community should we be called to do so.
I have received media inquiries asking what the impact of all the changes in
the federal government mean to us here in Orange County. At this point, I really can ’ t say. We rely a great deal on the Commonwealth to sort through which programs are impacted by changes in Washington, and with many open questions regarding executive authority and legal interpretations, we will just have to wait and see. In the meantime, the General Assembly will have concluded its “ short session ” before we produce our next issue of OC Insight. I am hopeful that the budget will include significant support for local education. As the single largest County expense, any support for our schools helps relieve pressure on other local funding. As for the local budget process, I want to thank department leaders for all the effort to get requests submitted timely and in our new “ program budget ” format. Going forward it will be a lot easier, but some have already shared that it has enabled them to see how things are
Ted Voorhees,
Orange County Administrator
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Cover Photo: The Orange County Public Safety Building in the snow. Photo from Orange County Sheriff ’ s Office Facebook Page.
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