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■ COUNTY GOVERNMENT – RENEW ’22 AND AND POST-PANDEMIC
The County County of of Santa Barbara is in a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a time of of change and and and and renewal as the the County County plans for for its near and and and and long-term future and and and and emergence from the the COVID-19 pandemic Renew ’22 is fis a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a multi-year transformational initiative to ensure resiliency fiscal sustainability and and and operational efficiency The pandemic accelerated many of the the changes proposed in in in in the the Renew ’22 effort effort Those efforts include better systems and and and and technology improved revenues augmented reserves and and and and and efficient services increased responsiveness to to our clients and and and and and and customers and and and and and and greater retention and and and and and and attraction of quality employees employees By constantly learning and and and and and and improving and and and and and and exploring ways to to to to to work differently employees employees are equipped to to to to thrive in in in in the the present adapt to to to to a a a a a a a a a a a a post-COVID tomorrow and and and anticipate the future To learn more go to: www countyofsb org
FY 2021-22 County Counsel Department Goals
1 1 Continue to provide thorough quick turnaround support for the COVID-19 emergency and implementation of related programs 2 Provide timely and and and extensive legal support for for land use issues including the County’s cannabis program ordinance amendments permitting and and and enforcement 3 Provide legal support for for the the the Northern Branch Jail Jail project and remedial plan for for the the the Main Jail Jail 4 Litigate complex property tax assessment appeals 5 Provide legal support for a a a a a a a a a a a variety of issues issues involving water water and and water water quality construction projects state Medi-Cal audits new service service delivery models pension issues issues and and emergency ambulance service service request for proposal 6 Defend County County in in in civil rights rights rights tort employment property property rights rights rights and and and and and land land use use cases defend/ prosecute County’s interest in in in state and and and and and and federal court land land use use and and and and and and property property rights rights rights litigation and and and and and and 7 Continue organizational goals in in in in in in in alignment with Renew 22: train employees in in in in in in in process improvement continue leadership development of of managers maintain a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a high level of of staff retention and achieve 1% budget efficiency