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This policv shall be included in the Countv's master policv manual and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County, North Carolina is a community that places a high <br />value on environmental responsibility and an ethic of ecological awareness, both <br />within individual and community value systems; and <br />WHEREAS, Orange County government has long prided itself as a leader in <br />protection of our natural environment and conservation of our precious land, air <br />and water resources; and <br />WHEREAS, the County adopted, in December 2005, an "Environmental <br />Responsibility in County Government Goal," with 10 objectives toward this <br />purpose; and <br />WHEREAS, the County has adopted successful programs to conserve important <br />resource lands, protect watersheds, promote recycling, and ensure sound growth <br />management; and <br />WHEREAS, the County has also adopted goals for energy conservation, water <br />conservation and vehicle fuel conservation to minimize the reduce consumption of <br />these resources and realize cost savings; and <br />WHEREAS, the County has joined the Cool Counties Program and the <br />International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives to work collectively with <br />other like-minded jurisdictions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the <br />County's carbon footprint; and <br />WHEREAS, one component of the Environmental Responsibility in County <br />Government Goal calls for the adoption of an Environmental Leadership Policy to <br />provide: for guidance and a philosophical framework toward this end: <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners adopts this Environmental Leadership Policy, to be included in the <br />County's policy manual, as a set of guiding principles for the Environmental <br />Responsibility in County Government Goal, and commends all County employees <br />to continue and expand their efforts to make Orange County a leader in setting a <br />local environmental ethic and mission. <br />This, the _ day of December, 2009. <br />Valerie P. Foushee, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />ATTEST: <br />Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board <br />