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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 18, 2014 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 4 -a <br />SUBJECT: Proclamation Recognizing November 2014 as Orange Congregations in <br />Mission (OCIM) Month <br />DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />ATTACHMENT (S): <br />Proclamation <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Board of Commissioners <br />Donna Baker, 245 -2130 <br />Clerk to the Board <br />1 <br />PURPOSE: To consider proclaiming November 2014 as Orange Congregations in Mission <br />(OCIM) Month in Orange County. <br />BACKGROUND: Leo Allison and Dr. Sharon Freeland, on behalf of OCIM, have petitioned the <br />Board to support and proclaim November 2014 as Orange Congregations in Mission (OCIM) <br />Month in Orange County. <br />Orange Congregations in Mission (OCIM) is a private non - profit ministry composed of almost 50 <br />congregations in northern Orange County. OCIM is committed to providing a helping hand to <br />those in the community who are in need of assistance and to meet the emergency needs of <br />those who find themselves in a crisis situation. The OCIM mission is fulfilled by ministering to <br />the needs of people who have populated the small communities and rural areas of Orange <br />County since 1981. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with consideration of the <br />proclamation. <br />RECOMMENDATION (S): The Manager recommends the Board approve and authorize the <br />Chair to sign the proclamation. <br />