HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2006-019 Resolution to Recognize Bob Hall~~~5 ~o~- o~ y'
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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ~~
RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE BOB HALL
FOR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND POLITICAL REFORM AND OVERSIGHT
WHEREAS, Bob Hall has served the citizens of Orange County and the State of North Carolina
through his political activism and volunteer efforts; and
WHEREAS, he was a civil rights activist during a time of social turmoil fighting racism on the
front lines; and
WHEREAS, Bob Hall was the founding editor of Southern Exposure magazine examining
culture and politics in the South; and
WHEREAS, he has served through appointment by the Orange County Board of Commissioners
on the Economic Development Commission, including serving as Chair, the Jury
Commission, and the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Committee; and
WHEREAS, in the best progressive tradition of Orange County, Bob Hall has charged forward
as a crusader to transform campaign financing rules for candidates for public office;
and
WHEREAS, while serving as Executive Director and Research Director of Democracy North
Carolina, Bob Hall has focused on electoral reform and the pernicious influence of
money in politics; and
WHEREAS, as a campaign watchdog, he has demonstrated his passion to reform money-driven
politics and the role of special-interest money from hog farming to road building;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Orange County Board of Commissioners does
hereby recognize Bob Hall and acknowledge his hard work and endless hours of
research in pursuing campaign fmance reform for North Carolina and volunteering
to serve the people of Orange County and the entire State of North Carolina.
This the 2"d day of March 2006.
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