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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 17, 2006 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No, 7~ <br />SUBJECT: Recognition of Orange County Volunteer Public Safety Organizations <br />DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): Under separate cover: <br />List of Each Organization and their Chiefs/ <br />Representative for Receipt of Plaque <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Donna Baker, Clerk, 245-2130 <br />Gommissioner Stephen H. Halkiotis <br />PURPOSE: To recognize, honor, and to present plaques to the thirteen (13) Volunteer Fire, Rescue, <br />and Ham Radio Amateurs' organizations that serve the residents of Orange County. <br />BACKGROUND: The thirteen (13) volunteer fire, rescue, and ham radio amateurs' organizations <br />provide an immeasurable service to the citizens of Orange County. These volunteers spend many <br />hours of their time training to maintain their required certifications in order to provide Orange County <br />citizens with the most qualified response possible. To assure a timely response to the resident's needs, <br />they also spend many hours "on-duty" at the different locations in the county. This means even more <br />hours away from their families; however, they give generously of their time so our citizens can feel <br />secure in the knowledge that an experienced responder will be there when the need arises. <br />The individual Chiefs and their organizations, as listed on the attachment, will be recognized and will <br />receive a departmental plaque for display in their facility. <br />The Board of Commissioners, as approved at the September 12, 2006 meeting, will host an ice cream <br />social for individual members and their families on Sunday, October 22, 2006, from 2-4pm in the area <br />behind the Sheriff's Office (weather permitting). At this time, each individual will receive a Certificate and <br />a small token of the Board's appreciation. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: None <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board recognize these 13 organizations <br />with the presentation of a plaque. <br />