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i; <br /> <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. s_ b <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 7, 1998 <br />SUBJECT: County Government Week <br />DEPARTMENT: Manager's Office PUBLIC HEARING: YES: NO: X <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT: YES: NO: X <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharron Siler <br />I. Calendar of Events TELEPHONE NUMBERS: ext. 2300 <br />II. Proclamation <br />Hillsborough -732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill -968-4501 <br />Durham -688-7331 <br />Mebane -227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To proclaim the week of April 19 - 25, 1998 as "Orange County Government Week" <br />and endorse the activities planned during the week. <br />BACKGROUND: The National Association of Counties and the North Carolina Association of <br />County Commissioners encourage local governments to celebrate County Government Week in an <br />effort to educate citizens about county government. <br />The attached Calendar of Events (Attachment I) provides an overview of planned activities to be held <br />during this week. These include a variety of educational as well as community outreach activities. <br />Because these activities will provide an increased awareness of government operations, it is <br />recommended that Orange County proclaim the week of April 19 - 25, 1998 as "County Government <br />Week". A proclamation is provided as Attachment II. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board adopt the proclamation and <br />endorse the planned activities. <br />