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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: November 19, 2013
Action Agenda
Item No. 7 -d
SUBJECT: Policy for Commemorative Plaques for County Facilities
DEPARTMENT: Asset Management Services PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Link Center Plaque Photograph Jeff Thompson, (919) 245 -2658
PURPOSE: To provide guidance to the Interim County Manager on the crafting of a proposed
policy for commemorative plaque design and installation for County facilities.
BACKGROUND: There is currently no County policy governing the installation of
commemorative plaques within current or future County facility development projects.
The County has developed new facilities and parks over the past several years as part of its
initiative for providing adequate and effective facilities for County services and operations. For
various reasons, including the lack of a policy, these facilities were not memorialized with a
commemorative plaque such as the one located within the Link Government Services Center
(note attached photograph).
The Board may consider these and other topics when discussing a potential policy:
1. Which types of facilities are to be considered for a commemorative plaque?
2. Is there a size threshold of a project for commemorative plaque installation?
3. Are renovation projects to be considered?
4. What is the standard text desired within the plaque?
5. Are plaques to be interior or exterior mounted?
6. Should plaques include the names of the members of the Board of Commissioners at
the time of project authorization, or members at the time of project completion, or
both?
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The estimated cost for a single interior commemorative plaque installed
similar to the one installed within the Link Center is between $1,300 and $1,500. Should the
Board adopt a commemorative plaque policy, funds for the plaques could be sourced within
individual capital project budgets.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Interim County Manager recommends the Board provide
guidance on the crafting of a proposed policy for commemorative plaque design and installation
for County facilities. Based on Board discussion, staff proposes to develop a draft policy to
present to the Board at a later date for approval. In addition, should the Board adopt a
commemorative plaque policy, all plaques would denote "Chair' and "Vice Chair' as
appropriate.
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ORANGE COUNTY GOVERNMENT
SERVICES CENTER
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(; COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MOSES CAREY, CHAIRMAN
ALICE M. GORDON
STEPHEN HALHIOTIB
VERLA C. IMO
DON WILLHOIT
JOHN M. L1IVK, JR., MANAGER
MUM/CORM & ASSOCIATES, INC. - AR,CffiTECT9
C.J. KERN, CONTRACTOR, INC. - GENERAL
LEE AIR CONDITIONERS, INC. - MECHANICAL
QUALITY ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. - ELECTRICAL
INDICOIt, INC, - PLUMBING