HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 03-15-2005-6cORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: March 15, 2005
Action Agenda
Item No. ~ - G
SUBJECT: Public Safety Telecommunicators' Week
DEPARTMENT: Orange County Emergency PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
Management Communications
ATTACHMENT(S):
Proclamation
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gwen Snowden, ext 3030
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 336-227-2031
PURPOSE: To proclaim the week of April 10 through 16, 2005, 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 quality of service that communications centers provide.
Orange County's communications center provides 9-t-1 service to all residents 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, provide a
valuable service to the residents and make Orange County a safer place to live.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the Proclamation
and authorize the Chair to sign it,
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PUBLIC SAFETY TELEC.OMMUNICATORS' WEEK
2005
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, has set aside the week
beginning April 1Q 2005, to recognize Telecommunicators and their crucial role in the protection
of life and property; and
NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, hereby proclaim the week
of April 10-16, 2005, 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 Orange County residents.
Adopted this ISth day of March 2005.
Moses Carey, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners