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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No X_C. ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: March 8, 1996 SUBJECT: Sister Community Project: Local Host for Public Administration Exchange Program -------------------------------- ------------------------------- DEPARTMENT County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING YES NO x -------------------------------- ------------------------------- BUDGE T AMENDMENT: YES X NO ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT Yes Moses Carey TELEPHONE NUMBER Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Mebane 227-2031 Durham 688-7331 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PURPOSE: To present information to the County Commissioners on a group of South Africans who will be visiting the area in April or May. BACKGROUND: As part of the Sister Communities Project, a group of South Africans will be visiting the US in April or May, 1996. They will be spending time with local government officials in Orange and Durham Counties to learn our systems, programs and history. They have little or no experience in serving in elected positions and want to learn about our extensive array of non-governmental, non-profit organizations and their roles. As coordinator for this visit, I would like for the County Commissioners to consider endorsing the participating of Orange County government officials in assisting the local government officials from South Africa in their quest for information that will help them in serving the public in their country. This is a tremendous opportunity for Orange County to share their wealth of knowledge and also for Orange County officials to learn from the South Africans about what they are trying to do for their people. At this time there is no guarantee that this area will be selected. RECOMMENDATION: Endorse the participation of Orange County officials by hosting the South Africans in their specific areas of interest