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<br />Gran ~e Count Pro erg Na~nln Polk <br />Pv11cy x.x "Policy Statement" <br />County owned buildings, facilities and land shall bear such names as the orange County Board of <br />Commissioners shall approve pursuant to this policy. This policy follows all applicable local, state and <br />federal laws, rules and regulations, <br />Purpose <br />This policy is to establish the Board of County Commissioners as the responsible authority for naming <br />County buildings, facilities, and land. <br />rvidelines <br />2.1. The naming of public buildings, .facilities and land shall be done only by the Board of County <br />Commissioners by resolution adopted by majority vote. <br />2.1.1. Property to be given names or titles shall be either owned by C?range County government <br />or leased by grange County goveraa~ment for its use. <br />2.1.2, Properties to be named or given a title include buildings, any areas in buildings, other <br />physical facilities, collections of books, records or other printed or audiovisual materials, <br />land or water areas <br />x,1.3. Off cial names or titles for property belonging to the County shall only be changed by the <br />Board of County Commissioners as it deems appropriate. <br />2.1,4. Current names for property belonging to the County shall remain the same unless <br />changed by the Board of County Commissioners upon relocation or change in function of <br />the property. <br />2.1.5. No property belonging to Orange County shall be named far living persons with the <br />following exceptions. <br />a, Living persons who make a significant monetary contribution to the <br />development of a public building or facility when such a contribution is <br />made with the intent and agreement of the Board of County Commissioners <br />that said building or facility will be named for the contributor <br />b. Leased property that has been conferred a name by the lessor that is a. <br />person's name need not be renamed if it has Ivcational or other value <br />2.1.6 off cial names or titles for property belonging to or leased by the County shall be based <br />upon geographical, historical, ecological, functional, or other such factors as the Board of <br />County Commissioners deems appropriate. ~f a geographical reference of locational <br />value is derived from the name of a person, such as a street name, it may be used in <br />naming County property. <br />a. A public buildinglfacility under constructionlrenovation or land purchased <br />for park development or conservationlpreservation will be given a "worl~ng <br />title" which will only become the off cial title of the property when formally <br />approved as such by the BOCC <br />b. Memorial naming of a public building, facility or land is in addition to the <br />off cial title of the buildinglfacilitylland and is bestowed in accordance with <br />Section 2.2 of this policy <br />