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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> =Y--f <br /> AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Item No <br /> Meeting Date: June 26, 1995 <br /> SUBJECT: RECOGNIZING HEROISM <br /> ------------------------------- ------------------------------- <br /> DEPARTMENT County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING YES NO —x- <br /> -------------------------------- ------------------------------- <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT <br /> NO Moses Carey or John Link <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBER <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> PURPOSE: To recognize citizens in the community who have demonstrated <br /> an heroic act to save other citizens from harm or death. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Board of County Commissioners have indicated a desire <br /> to recognize those citizens in the community who have displayed <br /> exemplary action while saving, preventing harm or rescuing other <br /> citizens in difficult situations . The process stated below is <br /> presented to the Board of County Commissioners for their consideration <br /> of implementation. <br /> 1 . IDENTIFYING RECIPIENTS Recipients may be identified by <br /> any citizen living in Orange County. This would include the members of <br /> the Board of County Commissioners and members of any of the EMS or Law <br /> Enforcement agencies. Names may be submitted to the Board of County <br /> Commissioners ' office at P.O. Box 8181, Hillsborough. The final <br /> decision for choosing the recipients will be made by the Board of <br /> County Commissioners. <br /> 2 . MAKING THE PRESENTATION The presentation will be made at <br /> a regular Board of County Commissioners meeting. It will include a <br /> lapel pin with the word "HERO" under the County Seal and a clock <br /> appropriately engraved. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: As the Board decides. <br />