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b. Government Finance Officers' Association (GFOA) Certificate of <br /> Achievement Award <br /> The Board considered recognizing the Financial Services staff of the Orange County <br /> Finance and Administrative Services Department for earning the Government Finance Officers' <br /> Association (GFOA) Certificate of Achievement for the June 30, 2011 Comprehensive Annual <br /> Financial Report (CAFR). <br /> Clarence Grier said that tonight they get to recognize the Finance staff for this GFOA <br /> report. The staff in attendance were Shari Rasberry, Howard Fitz, David Cannel, Michelle <br /> Brooks, Kim Cattrell, Katina Perry, and Phyllis Fontes. <br /> Clarence Grier accepted the achievement award on behalf of the Finance department. <br /> C. Proclamation — Emancipation Proclamation 150th Anniversary <br /> The Board considered approving a proclamation officially commemorating the 150th <br /> anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and authorizing the Chair to sign. <br /> Colin Austin, Human Relations Commission Co-Chair, said that one of the activities <br /> they have been involved in is to plan to recognize the Emancipation Proclamation. There has <br /> been a subcommittee that has been meeting with other community organizations and leaders <br /> to plan a series of activities. He read the proclamation. <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> 150TH Anniversary of the <br /> EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Human Relations Commission is committed to <br /> promoting equal treatment, opportunity and understanding throughout the community; and <br /> WHEREAS, January 1, 2013 will mark the 150th Anniversary of the issuance of the <br /> Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln that declared "that all persons held <br /> as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free"; and <br /> WHEREAS, by this act, thousands of enslaved African men, women and children were <br /> set free from the degradation of human slavery; and <br /> WHEREAS, this Anniversary commemoration recognizes an important period in our <br /> country's history and "provides an opportunity for all people of the United States to learn more <br /> about the past and to better understand the experiences that have shaped the Nation"; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Human Relations Commission encourages Orange <br /> County residents to "celebrate in accordance with the spirit, strength, and legacy of freedom, <br /> justice, and equality for all people of America"; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County is committed to preserving the progress made in the area <br /> of equality during the last 150 years since the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, We, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby <br /> acknowledge the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 2013 and <br />