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1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No ~- <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 21, 1998 <br />SUBJECT: Proclamation for County Clerks Week <br />-------------------------------- <br />DEPARTMENT County Commissioners <br />-------------------------------- <br />ATTACHMENT (S) <br />Yes - Proclamation <br />----------------------------- <br />PUBLIC HEARING YES NO x <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT: _ YES NO <br />INFORMATION CONTACT <br />Margaret W. Brown, Chair <br />TELEPHONE NUMBER <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Mebane 227-2031 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />----------------------------------------------------------------------- <br />PURPOSE: To consider a proclamation proclaiming May 4 through May 10, <br />1998 as County Clerks Week. <br />BACKGROUND: The position of clerk is one of the oldest in local <br />government, dating at least to biblical times. The term "Clerk" has <br />long been associated with the written word; so it is that modern-day <br />clerks are official record keepers for their cities and counties. This <br />proclamation recognizes the valuable contributions made by clerks which <br />helps determine the quality of local government in the present, affects <br />the direction of the future and keeps a record of the past. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approve and authorize the Chair to sign a proclamation <br />proclaiming May 4 through May 10, 1998 as County Clerks Week. <br />