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APPROVED 3/3/2009 9 <br />Oranue County Property Naming Policy <br />Policy Statement <br />County owned buildings, facilities and land shall bear such names as the Orange County Board <br />of Commissioners shall approve pursuant to this policy. This policy follows all applicable local, <br />state and federal laws, rules and regulations. <br />Purpose <br />This policy is to establish the Board of County Commissioners as the responsible authority for <br />naming County buildings, facilities, and land. <br />Guidelines <br />2.1. The naming of public buildings, facilities and land shall be done only by the Board of <br />County Commissioners by resolution adopted by majority vote. <br />2.1.1. Property to be given names or titles shall be either owned by Orange County <br />government or leased by Orange County government for its use. <br />2.1.2. Properties to be named or given a title include buildings, any areas in buildings, <br />other physical facilities, collections of books, records or other printed or audio- <br />visual materials, land or water areas <br />2.1.3. Official names or titles for property belonging to the County shall only be <br />changed by the Board of County Commissioners as it deems appropriate. <br />2.1.4. Current names for property belonging to the County shall remain the same <br />unless changed by the Board of County Commissioners upon relocation or <br />change in function of the property. <br />2.1.5. No property belonging to Orange County shall be named for living persons with <br />the following exceptions. <br />a. Living persons who make a significant monetary contribution to the <br />development of a public building or facility when such a contribution is <br />made with the intent and agreement of the Board of County <br />Commissioners that said building or facility will be named for the <br />contributor <br />b. Leased property that has been conferred a name by the lessor that is <br />a person's name need not be renamed if it has locational or other <br />value <br />2.1.6 Official names or titles for property belonging to or leased by the County shall be <br />based upon geographical, historical, ecological, functional, or other such factors <br />as the Board of County Commissioners deems appropriate. If a geographical <br />reference of locational value is derived from the name of a person, such as a <br />street name, it may be used in naming County property. <br />a. A public building/facility under construction/renovation or land <br />purchased for park development or conservation/preservation will be <br />