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Orange County
Board of County Commissioners
Action Agenda
Item 1# —A
Action Agenda Item Abstract
Muting Date: April 16, 1996
Subject:
Telecommunicators Week Proclamation
Department: EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT Public Hearing _ Yes ax No
Budget Amendment
Needed _ Yes ax No
Attachment(s) Information Contact Nick Waters
1) Proclamation Telephone Numbers: Ext 3030
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 227-2031
PURPOSE: To proclaim the week of April 14 - 20, 1996, as National Public Safety
Telecommunicators' Week, in Orange County.
BACKGROUND: James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor of North Carolina, has proclaimed the week
of April 14 - 20, 1996, as National Public Safety Telecommunicators' Week, in North
Carolina, in recognition of the telecommunicators that work m 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 dispatch the appropriate emergency services) and law enforcement, in time of need
Orange County's tekcommunicators are among the highest trained in the State. The County's
communications training program has been requested by 57 other centers and two other state
associations. Telecommunicators provide a valuable service to the citizens and make Orange
County a safer place to live.
RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the proclamation
designating the week of April 14 - 20, 1996 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators'
Week, in Orange County.
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PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR'S WEEK
1996
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 14, 1996, 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 14-20, 1996, as Public Safety Telecommunicator Week in North
Carolina;
NOW, THEREFORE, we the Orange County Board of Commissioners,
hereby proclaim the week of April 14-20, 1996, 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 16th day of April, 1996.
Moses Carey,Jr., Chair