HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 04-10-2007-2bORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: April 10, 2007
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Item No.
SUBJECT: County Government Week Proclamation
DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S):
I. Proclamation
II. "Student Government Day" Itinerary
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sharron Hinton, 245-2300
PURPOSE: To proclaim the week of April 22-28, 2007 as Orange County Government Week
and endorse the "Student Government Day" activities.
BACKGROUND: The National Association of Counties and the North Carolina Association of
County Commissioners encourage local governments to celebrate County Government Week in
an effort to educate citizens about county government. A proclamation to acknowledge the
week of April 22 -28, 2007 as Orange County Government Week is provided as Attachment I.
The theme for County Government Week is "Protecting the Environment"
This year marks the. seventeenth year that Orange County has celebrated County Government
Week by sponsoring a program which serves to educate our youth. The "Student Government
Day" activity is scheduled for Wednesday, April 25, 2007 and will involve students from the
County's four high schools.
To provide the students with a broader perspective of County services this year, staff plans to
tour several facilities (both established and planned) and engage the group .collectively with
several department heads. An itinerary of the day is included as Attachment II.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the proclamation,
authorize the Chair to sign; and endorse the planned event.
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Orange County Government Week
April 22 - 28, 2007
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the nation's 3,066 counties provide a variety of essential public
services to communities serving 300 million Americans; and
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WHEREAS, counties take seriously their responsibility to protect and enhance
the health, welfare and safety of their citizens in sensible and cost-effective ways;
and
WHEREAS, many county government initiatives involve the protection of
valuable and vulnerable environmental resources in communities; and
WHEREAS, the National Association of Counties is the only national
organization that represents county governments in the United States, provides
essential services to the nation's counties, advances issues with a unified voice
before the federal government, improves the public's understanding of county
government, assists counties in finding and sharing innovative solutions through
education and research, and provides value-added services to save counties and
taxpayers money; and
WHEREAS, the National Association of Counties first celebrated National County
Government Week in 1991 to raise public awareness and understanding about
the roles and responsibilities of the nation's counties to meet the needs of the
community; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of the leadership, innovation and valuable service
provided by the nation's counties,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT,-the ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, do hereby proclaim April 22-28, 2007 as
National County Government Week in Orange County, North Carolina.
This; the 10t" day of April 2007.
Moses Carey, Jr., Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners
"Official for a Day" Program
April 25, 2007
I. Welcome/ Overview of County Government (9:OOam - 9:45am)
- Laura Blackmon, Orange County Manager
II. Northern Orange County Tour
A. Superior Courthouse (9:45am - 10:OOam)
B. Sports Endeavors (10:15am - 10:45am)
C. Sportsplex (10:45am - 11:15am)
III. LUNCH (at Sportsplex) (11:15pm - 12:OOpm)
IV. Southern Orange County Tour
A. Blackwood Farm (12:OOpm - 12:30pm)
B. Maple View Farms (12:45pm - 1:15pm)
C. Animal Shelter (1:30pm - 1:45pm)
D. Human Services - SHSC (2:OOpm - 2:30pm)
E. Evaluation/Adjourn (2:30pm - 2:45pm)
NOTE: Times approximate