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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPolicy - Orange County Property Naming of County Owned Buildings and Facilities 11-9-2005 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 9, 2005 Action Agenda Item No. Li SUBJECT: Proposed Revisions to the Policy for Naming of County Owned Buildings and Facilities DEPARTMENT: Board of County PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No Commissioners ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Policy for Naming of County Owned Buildings Commissioner Moses Carey And Facilities PURPOSE: To consider a proposed revision to the Policy for the Naming of County Owned Buildings and Facilities. BACKGROUND: The Board of County Commissioners adopted a policy for the Naming of County Owned Buildings and Facilities (attachment) in 1989. Since then, there have not been any updates/revisions to the policy. The Chair of the Board of County Commissioners, after discussion with the Vice-Chair, is proposing that the Board update its current policy for naming county owned buildings to exclude the Manager from the recommendation process (item #4 on current policy), and would like the Board to consider this revision to the policy. • To revise the policy to remove the current process requirement that the Manager must make a recommendation to the Board of Commissioners after a request is made Any policy change would not require a public hearing. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board consider the proposed revision to the Policy for Naming of County Owned Buildings and Facilities. c;) POLICY FOR INSERTION INTO THE POLICY MANUAL MEETING DATE: February 21, 1989 NUMBER: A: 0390 EFFECTIVE DATE: February 21, 1989 REVISIONS: POLICY: NAMING OF COUNTY OWNED BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES POLICY ORANGE COUNTY POLICY AND PROCEDURE CONCERNING THE NAMING OF COUNTY OWNED BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES The following policy and procedure shall apply to the naming or renaming of buildings and facilities owned by Orange County. 1. County owned buildings and facilities shall bear such names as the Orange County Board of Commissioners shall approve pursuant to this policy. 2 . Any person, firm or association may propose a name for a County owned building or facility. Such proposal shall be made in writing and filed with the County Manager. 3 . The County Manager shall prepare a report concerning the proposed naming. The report shall contain such information as the County Manager deems appropriate but should, in most instances, contain the following information; a. The proposed name of the facility; b. The existing name of the facility, if applicable; c. Whether other County buildings or facilities bear the proposed name; d. Whether the same name is proposed and currently pending for some other publicly owned building or facility within Orange County. e. If the building or facility is frequented by the public for a number and variety of uses, whether the proposed name would be confusing because of other public or private facilities or structures bearing the same or similar name; f. A brief description of the building or facility for which the name is proposed; g. If the proposed name is that of an individual, an inclusive description of the individual ' s contribution to the community should be included. =3 4 . The report and the Administration's recommendation shall be made to the Orange County Board of Commissioners by the County Manager. 5. Upon receipt of the report and the recommendation, the Board of Commissioners will consider the adoption of a resolution stating its intent to consider the naming or renaming of the building or facility at the next or some subsequent meeting determined by the Board of Commissioners . If the building or facility is a significant public structure, the Board may, at its option, direct that a notice be published informing the public of the Boards intent to consider the naming or renaming of the proposed building or facility and the fixing of a time and place for a public hearing on the question. 6. The building or other facility shall bear the name assigned to it by the Board from and after the date of the Board's approving action or such subsequent date as the Board of Commissioners may prescribe. 7 . This policy and procedure does not apply to the naming of public streets, roads, alleys, and other similar thoroughfares. 8 . Under unusual circumstances and for reasons satisfactory to the Board of Commissioners, the Board may name a County owned building or facility without following the procedures set forth herein.