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2 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> A RESOLUTION ENACTING A NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY FOR AGENCIES <br /> RECEIVING COUNTY FUNDS. <br /> WHEREAS, in 1989 the Orange_County Board of County Commissioners established the <br /> Orange County Human Relations Commission to among other things make certain that in <br /> Orange County the policies provided for in various federal rules, regulations, and laws <br /> prohibiting discrimination were carried out in a lawful manner; and <br /> WHEREAS, direct discrimination by federal, state or local governments is prohibited by the <br /> Constitution and indirect discrimination through the use of public funding is equally undesirable; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS,justice requires that public funds to which all taxpayers contribute, not be <br /> distributed in any way that encourages, subsidizes or results in discrimination; and <br /> WHERBY, any operation of a local publicly funded program in a discriminatory fashion defeats <br /> the legislative objectives of the Board; and <br /> WHEREAS, this edict reflects the values and beliefs of the residents of Orange County as <br /> shown by their commitment to the Orange County Civil Rights Ordinance; and <br /> NOW therefore, do we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners hereby enact a non- <br /> discrimination policy that prohibits county funds from being used either directly or indirectly to <br /> support agencies discriminating on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap, <br /> religion, sexual orientation, familial status or veterans status. <br /> This the 4"' day of December, 2000. <br />