HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 03-16-2004-5bORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: March 16, 2004
Action Agenda
Item No. 5-h
SUBJECT: Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
DEPARTMENT: Orange County Emergency PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
Management Communications
ATTACHMENT(S):
1) Proclamation
2) State 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 11 through 17, 2004 as Public Safety
Telecommunicators Week in Orange County,
BACKGROUND: Michael F. Easley, Governor of North Carolina, has proclaimed the week of
April 11 through 17, 2004, as Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in North Carolina, in
recognition of the telecommunicators that work in emergency dispatch centers serving the
citizens of this state. 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 9-1-1 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 Board adopt the Proclamation
and authorize the Chair to sign it,
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK
2004
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 11, 2004, to recognize Telecommunicators and their crucial role in the protection
of life and property; and
WHEREAS, Michael F. Easley, Governor of North Carolina, has proclaimed the week of April
11-17, 2004, as Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in North Carolina;
NOW, THEREFORE, we the Orange County Board of Commissioners hereby proclaim the week
of April 11-17, 2004, 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 our residents
Adopted this 16th day of March 2004
Barry Jacobs. Chair
Board of County Commissioners
PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR'S WEEK
2004
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the services and functions performed by public safety telecommunicators are
critical to the safety and welfare of the citizens of North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, public safety telecommunicators provide 24-hour-a-day service as the vital link in
the chain of emergency services providers; and
WHEREAS, these dedicated professionals are the initial point of contact for citizens in crisis
situations who need emergency services assistance; and
WHEREAS, public safety telecommunicators work long hours answering the public's daily cries
for help, and are often instrumental in saving lives and reducing property damage when tragedy
strikes;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MICHAEL F. EASLEY, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do
hereby proclaim April 11-17, 2004, as "PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR'S WEEK" in
North Carolina, and urge our citizens to acknowledge the contributions of these loyal public servants,
MICHAEL F. EASLEY
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State
of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this nineteenth day of February in the year of our Lord two
thousand and four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and
twenty-eighth.