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r <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 6, 2003 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. j -a <br />SUBJECT: Older Americans Month and Senior Center Week <br />DEPARTMENT: Aging & Advisory Board on PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />Aging <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Older Americans Month Proclamation <br />Senior Center Week Proclamation <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Jerry Passmore, ext 2009 <br />Florence Soltys, Chair <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732 -8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968 -4501 <br />Durham 688 -7331 <br />Mebane 336- 227 -2031 <br />PURPOSE: To join federal and state governments in designating the month of May as Older <br />Americans Month, a time to honor older citizens for their contributions to society; and also to <br />designate the week of May 11 through May 17 as Senior Center Week in Orange County to <br />recognize local senior centers as focal points for providing opportunities and services to older <br />citizens in Orange County. <br />BACKGROUND: For a number of years, the Orange County Commissioners have issued <br />proclamations for Older Americans Month and Senior Center Week. In 2003, there are <br />approximately 16,200 Orange County residents who are sixty years of age and older, and 1,570 <br />residents are over eighty -five years old. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with approval of the <br />proclamations. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the <br />proclamations designating May as Older Americans Month and May 11 through May 17 as <br />Senior Center Week in Orange County and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamations. <br />