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POLICY FOR INSERTION INTO THE POLICY MANUAL <br />~.. <br />MEETING DATE: June 26, 1995 NUMBER: P:0210 <br />DATE: June 26. 1995 <br /> <br />REVISIONS• <br />POLICY• <br />RECOGNIZING HEROISM <br />To recognize citizens in the community who have demonstrated <br />heroic acts to save other citizens from harm or death, the <br />Board of Commissioners have implemented the following process to <br />identify possible recipients and officially recognize their <br />service. The procedure is as follows: <br />1. Identifying recipients. Recipients may be identified <br />by any citizen living in Orange County. This would include the <br />members of the Board of County Commissioners and members of any <br />of the EMS or law enforcement agencies. Names may be submitted <br />to the Board of County Commissioners' office at P.O. Box 5181, <br />Hillsborough. The EMS Advisory Council will screen the <br />applications and make a recommendation to the Board of County <br />Commissioners. The final decision for choosing the recipients <br />will be made by the Board of County Commissioners. <br />2. Making the presentation. The presentation will be made <br />at a regular Board of County Commissioners meeting. It will <br />include a lapel pin with the work "HERO" under the County Seal <br />and a clock appropriately engraved. <br />4 <br />• <br />