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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date:December 9, 2014
Action Agenda
Item No.6-g
SUBJECT: Proclamation –Bill of Rights Day
DEPARTMENT:BOCCPUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)No
ATTACHMENT(S):INFORMATION CONTACT:
Proclamation
DonnaBaker, Clerk to the Orange
County Board of Commissioners
(919) 245-2130
PURPOSE:
To adopt a proclamation to officially recognize Bill of Rights Day in Orange County
during the month of December.
BACKGROUND: Bill of Rights
The necessary States ratified the , the first ten amendments to
Bill of Rights
the United States Constitution, on December 15, 1791. The protects every
person of this state and nation from the infringement of basic human and civil rights; and the
freedoms of speech and association and theright to due process and equal protection of the
Bill of Rights
law, as embodied in the , are a model for democratic institutions and laws all over
the world.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDATION(S
): The Manager recommends the Board adopt the Proclamation
regarding the Bill of Rights Day and authorize the Chair to sign the Proclamation.
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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
P R O C L A M A T I O N
Bill of Rights Day
DECEMBER 15, 2014
Whereas
,Bill of Rights
the necessary states ratified the , the first ten amendments to the United States
Constitution, on December 15, 1791; and
Whereas
Bill of Rights
, the protects every person of this state and nation from the infringement of basic
human and civil rights; and
Whereas
, the freedoms of speech and association and the right to due process and equal protection of the
Bill of Rights
law, as embodied in the , are a model for democratic institutions and laws all over the
world; and
Whereas
, the people of North Carolina stood strong in withholding ratification of the Constitution until
Bill of Rights
the was added to ensure their inalienable rights; and
Whereas
,
the Orange County Board of Commissioners demonstrated its commitment to “upholding the
civil rights and civil liberties of all persons in Orange County and their free exercise and enjoyment of
any and all rights and privileges secured by our constitutions and laws of the United States, the State of
North Carolina, and Orange County,” in a May 20, 2003 approved resolution entitled “A Resolution
Regarding the Protection of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties”; and
Whereas
, the Orange CountyBoard of Commissioners reaffirmed the protections of all its residents by
passing “A Resolution Opposing the Use of Local Law Enforcement to Enforce Civil Immigration Law
and Policy” on January 23, 2007;
Now, Therefore Be It Resolved
that we the Orange County Board of Commissioners do hereby
December 15, 2014“BILL OF RIGHTS DAY”
proclaim as in Orange Countyand commend this
observance to all people.
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This,the 9 day of December 2014.
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Earl McKee, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners