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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. V-13 ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: September 3, 1996 SUBJECT: Proclamation-National Disability Employment Awareness Month DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: YES: NO: X BUDGET AMENDMENT: YES: NO: X ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharron Siler Proclamation TELEPHONE NUMBERS: ext. 2302 Hillsborough -732-8181 Chapel Hill -968-4501 Durham -688-7331 Mebane -227-2031 PURPOSE: To proclaim the period of September 26, 1996 through the month of October 1996 as National Disability Employment Awareness Month in Orange County; and to receive a plaque from the Governor's Advocacy Council for Persons with Disabilities honoring the Orange County Disability Awareness Council BACKGROUND: Each year,the month of October is designated by Congress as National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The attached proclamation acknowledges Orange County's commitment to the empowerment, integration, employment and full inclusion of our citizens with disabilities. Also,the Orange County Disability Awareness Council (OCDAC)has received the North Carolina Outstanding Mayor's Committee Award for Outstanding Community Service on Behalf of Individuals with Disabilities. This award is presented each year from the Governor's Advocacy Council for Persons with Disabilities. Because the OCDAC is appreciative of the endorsement and support received from Orange County,the President and Vice-President of the OCDAC would like to present the award to the Board. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the proclamation and authorize the chair to sign; and accept the North Carolina Outstanding Mayor's Committee Award for Outstanding Community Service on Behalf of Individuals with Disabilities.