The Vance County Board of Commissioners approved its Annual Work Plan during its regular meeting on Monday, July 7, 2008.
The document stipulates goals and objectives for the governmental unit in areas such as infrastructure, education, environment, human services, economic development, administration, public safety, planning and development, and animal control.
The document does not attempt to prioritize the goals and objectives.
The work plan includes such goals as:
After County Manager Jerry Ayscue introduced the document, Commissioner Deborah Brown called attention to the objective of increasing the percentage of minority employees by 2% by asking what percentage of minorities are currently employed by the county.
Although Ayscue could not give an exact figure and was reluctant to estimate, he said that a 2% increase per year would probably result in a 50-50 split in the next five years.
Before the document was unanimously ratified by the board, Commissioner Terry Garrison asked for the overall ratio [of non-minority to minority] and also for a breakdown by department.