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2 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY POLICY AND PROCEDURE CONCERNING THE NAMING OF COUNTY <br /> OWNED BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES <br /> The following policy and procedure shall apply to the naming or <br /> renaming of buildings and facilities owned by Orange County. <br /> 1. County owned buildings and facilities shall bear such names as <br /> the Orange County Board of Commissioners shall approve pursuant <br /> to this policy. <br /> 2 . Any person, firm or association may propose a name for a County <br /> owned building or facility. Such proposal shall be made in <br /> writing and filed with the County Manager. <br /> 3 . The County Manager shall prepare a report concerning the <br /> proposed naming. The report shall contain such information as <br /> the County Manager deems appropriate but should, in most <br /> instances, contain the following information: <br /> a. The proposed name of the facility; <br /> b. The existing name of the facility, if applicable; <br /> C. Whether other County buildings or facilities bear the <br /> proposed name; <br /> d. Whether the same name is proposed and currently pending for <br /> some other publicly owned building or facility within Orange <br /> County. <br /> e. If the building or facility if frequented by the public for <br /> a number and variety of uses, whether the proposed name <br /> would be confusing because of other public or private <br /> facilities or structures bearing the same or similar names; <br /> f. A brief description of the building or facility for which <br /> the name is proposed; <br /> g. If the proposed name is that of an individual, a brief <br /> description of the individual's contribution to the <br /> community. <br /> 4 . The report and the Administration' s recommendation shall be made <br /> to the Orange County Board of Commissioners by the County <br /> Manager. <br /> 5. Upon receipt of the report and the recommendation, the Board of <br /> Commissioners will consider the adoption of a resolution stating <br /> its intent to consider the naming or renaming of the building or <br /> facility at the next or some subsequent meeting determined by <br /> the Board of Commissioners. If the building or facility is a <br /> significant public structure, the Board may, at its option, <br /> direct that a notice be published informing the public of the <br /> Boards intent to consider the naming or renaming of the proposed <br /> building or facility and the fixing of a time and place for a <br /> public hearing on the question. <br /> 6. The building or other facility shall bear the name assigned to <br /> it by the Board from and after the date of the Board's approving <br /> action or such subsequent date as the Board of Commissioners may <br /> prescribe. <br /> 7. This policy and procedure does not apply to the naming of public <br /> streets, roads, alleys, and other similar thoroughfares. <br /> S . Under unusual circumstances and for reasons satisfactory to <br /> the Board of Commissioners, the Board may name a County owned <br /> building or facility without following the procedures set forth <br /> herein. <br /> Page 1 <br />