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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />F-ESOLUTION RECOGNIZING I~:EN CHAVIOUS <br />WHEREAS, Ken Chavious has retired as Orange County Finance Director after almost <br />30 years as a public servant; and, <br />WHEREAS, Ken Chavious was born and raised in Orange County, and is a proud <br />graduate of Orange High School in 1971, and a graduate of Fayetteville State <br />University in 1976; and, <br />WHEREAS, he began his career with Orange County in 1978 as an Accounting Clerlc, <br />advancing up to Finance Director, a position held since 1989; and, <br />WHEREAS, for each of the 18 years he served as Director of Finance, the Government <br />Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada has awarded <br />Orange County the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial <br />Reporting; and, <br />WHEREAS, at a state level, Ken Chavious has served as President of the North <br />Carolina Government Financial Officers Association and also as President of <br />the North Carolina Association of County Finance Directory the first African <br />American to serve in this position; and, <br />WHEREAS, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners recognized Ken <br />Chavious as Outstanding County Finance Officer in 2003; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />do hereby recognize the Ken Chavious for his hard work, dedication and <br />exemplary service to the people of Orange County. <br />This the 11`h day of December 2007 <br />Barry Jacobs, Chair <br />Valerie Foushee, Vice Chair <br />Moses Carey, Jr., Commissioner <br />Alice Gordon, Commissioner <br />Mike Nelson, Commissioner <br />