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RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION <br />LUCY LEWIS <br />WHEREAS, Lucy Lewis has served as Orange County's first Director of the Human <br />Rights and Relations Department; and <br />WHEREAS, Lucy Lewis helped to facilitate the merger of two Orange County <br />advocacy commissions into one department; and <br />WHEREAS, Lucy Lewis helped to develop and implement the most comprehensive <br />civil rights ordinance in North Cazolina, which provides local enforcement <br />for discrimination complaints in employment, housing, public <br />accommodations, and hate crimes; and <br />WHEREAS, Through her efforts, Orange County has achieved substantial <br />equivalency status for the ordinance with the U.S. Equal Employment <br />Commission and U.S. Department for Housing and Urban Development; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, Through her leadership, the Department has co-sponsored, along with the <br />Economic Development Commission, the successful development of the <br />Women Business Owners Roundtable; and <br />WHEREAS, Lucy Lewis has been instrumental in assisting in the development of <br />Project Homestart, a transitional housing project for homeless or battered <br />women and their children; and <br />WHEREAS, Lucy Lewis has coordinated new initiatives for the Commission for <br />Women, including the annual Status of Women in Orange County <br />Report, and First Women of Orange County Program; and <br />WHEREAS, Lucy Lewis has coordinated new initiatives for the Human Relations <br />Commission, including the community dialogue series, human relations <br />youth awazd, and a program to welcome Latino/Hispanic populations. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners, does hereby express its gratitude and appreciation to Lucy Lewis for her <br />years of service and commitment to the citizens of Orange County. <br />This, the 17th day of February. <br />2 <br />Margaret Brown, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />