HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 04-10-2006 - 6bORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: April 10, 2006
Action Agendab
Item No. _~
SUBJECT: Public Safety Telecommunicators' Week
DEPARTMENT: Orange County Emergency PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No
Management Communications
ATTACHMENT(S):
1) Proclamation
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gwen Snowden, 968-2050
PURPOSE: To proclaim the week of April 9 through 15, 2006, as Public Safety
Telecommunicators' Week in Orange County.
BACKGROUND: Two national organizations also recognize and proclaim this week on behalf
of telecommunicators nationwide. Those organizations are the Association of Public Safety
Communications Officials and the National Emergency Numbers Association.
Telecommunicators in Orange County are active in both organizations, working toward
enhancing the gtaality of service that communications centers provide.
Orange County's communications center provides 9-1-1 service to all citizens in the County and
dispatches the appropriate emergency services and law enforcement in time of need.
Orange County's telecommunicators are among the highest trained in the state.
Telecommunicators provide a valuable service to the citizens and make Orange County a safer
place to live.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Bcard approve the
Proclamation and authorize the Chair to sign it.
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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS' WEEK
2006
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 100,000 people engaged
in the design, installation and operation of emergency response communications have set
aside the week beginning April 9, 2006 to recognize Telecommunicators and their crucial
role in the protection of life and property;
NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, hereby proclaim
the week of April 9-15, 2006, 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
County residents.
Adopted this 10th day of Apri12006.
Barry Tacobs, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners