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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
Item No. S_~,..
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: February 17, 1998
SUBJECT: Resolution of Appreciation for Lucy Lewis
DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: YES: NO: X
BUDGET AMENDMENT: YES: NO: X
ATTACHMENT(S): .INFORMATION CONTACT: John Link
Resolution TELEPHONE NUMBERS: ext. 2300
Hillsborough -732-8181
Chapel Hill -968-4501
Durham -688-7331
Mebane -227-2031
PURPOSE: To consider a Resolution of Appreciation to Lucy Lewis for her service as an Orange
County employee.
BACKGROUND: Lucy Lewis has served as Director of the Orange County Human Rights and
Relations Commission. The attached resolution will recognize her for her years of dedicated service
on behalf of the citizens of Orange County.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the attached
resolution and authorize the chair to sign.
RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION
LUCY LEWIS
WHEREAS, Lucy Lewis has served as Orange County's first Director of the Human
Rights and Relations Department; and
WHEREAS, Lucy Lewis helped to facilitate the merger of two Orange County
advocacy commissions into one department; and
WHEREAS, Lucy Lewis helped to develop and implement the most comprehensive
civil rights ordinance in North Cazolina, which provides local enforcement
for discrimination complaints in employment, housing, public
accommodations, and hate crimes; and
WHEREAS, Through her efforts, Orange County has achieved substantial
equivalency status for the ordinance with the U.S. Equal Employment
Commission and U.S. Department for Housing and Urban Development;
and
WHEREAS, Through her leadership, the Department has co-sponsored, along with the
Economic Development Commission, the successful development of the
Women Business Owners Roundtable; and
WHEREAS, Lucy Lewis has been instrumental in assisting in the development of
Project Homestart, a transitional housing project for homeless or battered
women and their children; and
WHEREAS, Lucy Lewis has coordinated new initiatives for the Commission for
Women, including the annual Status of Women in Orange County
Report, and First Women of Orange County Program; and
WHEREAS, Lucy Lewis has coordinated new initiatives for the Human Relations
Commission, including the community dialogue series, human relations
youth awazd, and a program to welcome Latino/Hispanic populations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of
Commissioners, does hereby express its gratitude and appreciation to Lucy Lewis for her
years of service and commitment to the citizens of Orange County.
This, the 17th day of February.
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Margaret Brown, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners