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PROCLAMATION <br />Orange County Government Week <br />April 10 - 16, 2005 <br />WHEREAS, County employees serve America; and <br />WHEREAS, County employees protect our neighborhoods; keep families healthy; <br />help troubled youths and young adults; train displaced workers; provide <br />veteran services; and perform countless other jobs with dedication and <br />pride; and <br />WHEREAS, Counties maintain important historical records; support opportunities for <br />new businesses to prosper; regulate land use, deliver services to the <br />elderly and healthcare to the disabled and needy; and <br />WHEREAS, When natural or man-made disaster strikes, County emergency <br />responders act swiftly to help keep children and their families safe and <br />informed until order can be restored; and <br />WHEREAS, Since colonial times counties have been a key part of providing critical <br />and valued services to the public; <br />WHEREAS, Most County services are available to all residents, whether they live <br />inside or outside of a city or town, and <br />WHEREAS, County governments listen to the voice of their residents, building <br />solutions that bring people together. <br />Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Orange County Board of Commissioners, does hereby <br />proclaim April 10 - 16, 2005 as National County Government in Orange County, North <br />Carolina. <br />This, the 15th day of March 2005. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to <br />proclaim the week of April 10-16, 2005 as Orange County Government Week and endorse the <br />"Official for a Day" activities and authorize the chair to sign. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />f. Orange County Senior Games <br />The Board considered a proclamation to recognize the weeks of April 3 through 28, <br />2005 as Athletic Events Days and June 6 through July 28, 2005 as SilverArts Days, a part of <br />Orange County Senior Games and to encourage citizens age 55 and over to participate, and <br />authorizing the Chair to sign. <br />Senior Games Ambassador Doris Murrell read the proclamation. She had copies of <br />senior games registration forms. <br />