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<br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br />. <br /> <br />RAMSEY COUNTY'S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES <br /> <br />BE A LEADER IN FISCAL PLANNING AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION, <br />INCLUDING WORK WITH OTHER SECTORS <br /> <br />~ Work collaboratively with other sectors to determine possible solutions or changes in the <br />delivery of services to address the State budget shortfall, while ensuring the health and <br />safety needs of our community <br /> <br />~ Develop a five-year financial forecast <br /> <br />GAIN SUPPORT FOR TRANSIT AND TRANSPORTATION INITIATIVES <br /> <br />~ Secure Federal, State and Other funds, and political, local and community support <br />for transit and transportation options in Ramsey County <br /> <br />Focus ON CRIME PREVENTION AND PUBLIC SAFETY <br /> <br />~ Develop and implement a coordinated, community-focused plan, including training, to <br />prepare for and recover from any critical incident <br /> <br />~ Focus on County programs that will help to reduce crime <br /> <br />ADDRESS THE CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS IN RAMSEY COUNTY <br /> <br />~ Assess and inventory Ramsey County's current capacity to provide universally <br />accessible, multi-cultural and/or multi-lingual services <br /> <br />~ Develop a plan to strategically address Ramsey County's changing demographics within <br />the internal workforce <br /> <br />ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES <br /> <br />~ Develop service delivery options for children's services that focus on enhanced <br />prevention, targeted early intervention and supportive services to prevent child abuse <br />and neglect <br /> <br />~ Increase capacity for emergency shelter to include a regional approach <br /> <br />~ Develop and implement a plan for service excellence in the mental health and <br />substance abuse areas, in order to meet the needs of the changing demographics <br /> <br />IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS <br /> <br />~ Clarify the roles of Ramsey County and the community with respect to provision of <br />children's mental health services and develop options for enhancing children's mental <br />health services for children served by Ramsey County <br /> <br />~ Advocate for and implement policies, procedures and programs, which enable seniors to <br />retain community-based housing, sustainable accessibility and supportive needs <br /> <br />~ SPRINGSTED <br /> <br />Page 13 <br />