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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. V-0- <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 4, 1994 <br /> SUBJECT: Proclamation of Fair Housing Month in Orange County <br /> ------------------------------ ------------------------------ <br /> DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC HEARING: Yes x No <br /> Human Relations Commission <br /> ------------------------------ ------------------------------ <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> . Proclamation Lucy Lewis, ext 2251 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBER: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> ---------------------------------------------------------------- <br /> PURPOSE: To adopt a proclamation officially recognizing April <br /> 1994 as Fair Housing Month in Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: April has been designated nationwide as Fair Housing <br /> Month to bring awareness to the protections provided <br /> under the Federal Fair Housing Act. <br /> The Orange County Human Relations Commission seeks to <br /> eliminate bias and discrimination in various areas <br /> including housing. Further, the Orange County <br /> Housing and Community Development Department, as a <br /> recipient of Community Development funds and as a <br /> participant in other HUD funded programs, is required <br /> to inform the public of Federal and State fair <br /> housing protections. <br /> Therefore, in recognition of Fair Housing Month, <br /> these two county agencies present the following <br /> proclamation, and will provide area media with <br /> information about fair housing laws and protections . <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S) : The Manager recommends that the Board of <br /> Commissioners approve the proclamation and authorize <br /> the Chair to sign. <br />