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0 <br />POLICY FOR INSERTION INTO THE POLICY MANUAL <br />MEETING DATE: February 21, 1989 NUMBER: A:0390 <br />EFFECTIVE DATE: February 21, 1989 REVISIONS: November 9, 2005 <br />POLICY: <br />NAMING OF COUNTY OWNED BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES POLICY <br />ORANGE COUNTY POLICY AND PROCEDURE CONCERNING THE NAMING OF <br />COUNTY OWNED BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES <br />1. County owned buildings and facilities shall bear such names as the Orange <br />County Board of Commissioners shall approve pursuant to this policy. <br />2. Any person, firm or association may propose a name for a County owned <br />building or facility. Such proposal shall be made in writing and filed with the <br />County Manager and/or Clerk. <br />3. The County Manager shall prepare a report concerning the proposed naming. <br />The report shall contain such information as the County Manager deems <br />appropriate but should, in most instances, contain the following information <br />a. The proposed name of the facility; <br />b. The existing name of the facility, if applicable; <br />c. Whether other County buildings or facilities bear the proposed name; <br />d. Whether the same name is proposed and currently pending for some <br />other publicly owned building or facility within Orange County. <br />e. If the building or facility is frequented by the public for a number and <br />variety of uses, whether the proposed name would be confusing <br />because of other public or private facilities or structures bearing the <br />same or similar name; <br />£ A brief description of the building or facility for which the name is <br />proposed; <br />g. ~ If the proposed name is that of an individual, an inclusive description <br />of the individual's contribution to the community should be included <br />4. The report shall be made to the Orange County Board of Commissioners by <br />the County Manager <br />5. Upon receipt of the report and the recommendations, the Board of <br />Commissioners will consider the adoption of a resolution stating its intent to <br />consider the naming or renaming of the building or facility at the next or some <br />subsequent meeting determined by the Board of Commissioners. If the <br />building or facility is a significant public structure, the Board may, at its <br />option, direct that a notice be published informing the public of the Boards <br />intent to consider the naming or renaming of the proposed building or facility <br />and the fixing of a time and place for a public hearing on the question. <br />