HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 04-06-1999 - 5fORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No. S-~
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: Apri16, 1999
SUBJECT: Telecommunicator Week Proclamation
DEPARTMENT: Orange County Emergency Mgnt
Communications
ATTACHMENT(S):
1) Proclamation
2) State Proclamation
PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/1~
BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/1~
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nick Waters
TELEPHONE NUMBERS: - - ezt. 3030
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 227-2031
PURPOSE: To proclaim the week of April 11-17,1999, as National Public Safety
Telecommunicators' Week, in Orange County.
BACKGROUND: James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor of North Carolina, has proclaimed the week
of April 11-17,1999, as National Public Safety Telecommunicators' Week, in North Carolina,
in recognition of the telecommunicators that work in emergency dispatch centers serving the
citizens of this state. Two national organizations also recognize and proclaim this week on
behalf of telecommunicators nationwide. The organizations are Association of Public Safety
Communications Officials and National Emergency Number Association. Telecommunicators
in Orange County are active in both organizations, working toward enhancing the quality of
service communications centers provide.
Orange County's communications center provides 9-1-1 services to all citizens in the County
and dispatches the appropriate emergency service(s) and law enforcement, in time of need.
Orange County's telecommunicators are among the highest trained in the State.
Telecommunicators provide a valuable service to the citizens and make Orange County a
safer place to live.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: N/A
RECOMMENDATON (S): The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the proclamation
designating the week of April 11-17,1999 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators'
Week, in Orange County.
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JAMES B. HUNT JR.
GOVERNOR
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PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR'S WEEK
1999
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the services and functions performed by public safety telecommunicators are
critical to the safety and welfare of the citizens of North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, public safety telecommunicators provide 24-hour-a-day service as the vital link
in the chain of emergency services providers; and
WHEREAS, these dedicated professionals are the initial point of contact for citizens
in crisis situations who need emergency services assistance. They work long hours answering the
public's daily cries for help, and are often instrumental in saving lives and reducing property
damage when tragedy strikes;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JAMES B. HUNT JR., Governor of the State of North Carolina,
do hereby proclaim April I 1-17, 1999, as "PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR'S
WEEK" in North Carolina, and urge our citizens to acknowledge the contributions of these loyal
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JAMES B. HUNT JR.
reunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the
State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this tenth day of March in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and ninety-nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-second.
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PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR'S WEEK
1999
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Thousands of dedicated Telecommunicators daily serve the citizens
of the United States and Canada by answering their telephone calls for
law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical services by dispatching
the appropriate assistance as quickly as possible; and
WHEREAS, The critical functions performed by professional Telecommunicators
also include those related to forestry and conservation operations,
highway safety and maintenance activities, and many other operations
performed by federal, state and local government agencies; and
WHEREAS, Professional Telecommunicators work to improve the emergency
response capabilities of these communication systems through their
leadership and participation in training programs and other activities
provided by the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials
and the National Emergency Number Association; and
WHEREAS, These associations are organizations of more than 10,000 people
engaged in the design, installation and operation of emergency response
communications, has set aside the week beginning April 11,1999, to
recognize Telecommunicators and their crucial role in the protection of
life and property; and
WHEREAS, James B. Hunt, Governor of North Carolina, has proclaimed the
week of April 11-17,1999, as Public Safety Telecommunicator Week in
North Carolina;
NOW, THEREFORE, we the Orange County Board of Commissioners, hereby
proclaim the week of April 11-17,1999, as "National Public Safety
Telecommunicators Week" in Orange County, North Carolina, in honor
and recognition of our County's Telecommunicators and the vital
contributions they make to the safety and well being of our citizens.
Adopted this 6th day of April, 1999.
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Alice M. Gordon, Chair