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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE
NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS -100 YEARS OF SERVICE
WHEREAS, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, NCACC, is an
advocacy and service organization made up of all one-hundred (100) North
Carolina Counties; and,
WHEREAS, the active participation and engagement of all 100 counties have directed,
strengthened and enhanced the NCACC; and,
WHEREAS, the dedication and talents of individual county commissioners and county
staff have led to the NCACC's success in advocacy, county-centered
services and educational programs; and,
WHEREAS, an informal agreement to form the association was made by a handful of
county commissioners who, at the behest of Craven County Commissioner
C. E. Foy, met in New Bern in 1908, to discuss county issues of common
interest; and,
WHEREAS, the first session of the unofficial association was held at the Atlantic Hotel
in Morehead City on August 19, 1908, where C. E. Foy was elected as
president; and,
WHEREAS, the North Carolina General Assembly passed an act on March 8, 1909
establishing the association on behalf of counties;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that, the Orange County Board of Commissioners
recognize and celebrate "100 Years of Community Unity" in tribute to the
centennial of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners.
This the 19~' day of February 2008.
Barry Jacobs, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners