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<br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />Resolution of Commendation <br />For <br />Commissioner Margaret W. Brown <br />WHEREAS, the citizens of Orange County elected Margaret W. Brown to the Board of <br />County Commissioners in 1996 and re-elected her in 2000; and, <br />WHEREAS, Margaret W. Brown has served the citizens of Orange County as a <br />dedicated volunteer for many years, and served with distinction as their <br />County Commissioner for the past eight years, including election by her <br />peers as Chair of the Board of County Commissioners in 1998 and 2003; <br />and, <br />WHEREAS, Commissioner Brown has given freely and unselfishly of her time and <br />energy and through her foresight and leadership, helped promote <br />progressive changes and improvements in the operations and services of <br />Orange County government; and, <br />WHEREAS, during her tenure as an Orange County Commissioner, Margaret Brown <br />has shared her talent for leadership and public service through her work <br />on numerous committees, boards, and task forces, including the Board of <br />.Social Services, the Mental. Health Board (OPC), the Affordable Housing <br />Task Force, the Intergovernmental Parks Workgroup, the Commission for <br />Women, the Landfill Owners Group and the Workforce Development Board, <br />among others; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />officially commends Margaret W. Brown for her years of distinguished <br />service, looks forward to her continued contributions to the community, and <br />wishes her and her family the very best in her future endeavors. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be presented to Ms. Brown, with a copy <br />sent to the press, and that the Resolution be spread upon the minutes of <br />this meeting, the sixteenth day of November, 2004. <br />Barry Jaco Chair <br />Moses Carey <br />Alice Gordon <br />Steve Halkiotis <br />