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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 20, 2015 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 4-a <br /> SUBJECT: Proclamation Recognizing November 2015 as Orange Congregations in <br /> Mission (OCIM) Month <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> ATTACHMENT (S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Proclamation Board of Commissioners <br /> Donna Baker, 245-2130 <br /> Clerk to the Board <br /> PURPOSE: To consider proclaiming November 2015 as Orange Congregations in Mission <br /> (OCIM) Month in Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: Dr. Sharon Freeland, on behalf of OCIM, has petitioned the Board to support <br /> and proclaim November 2015 as Orange Congregations in Mission (OCIM) Month in Orange <br /> 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 /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Social Justice Goal impact associated with approval <br /> of the proclamation. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve and authorize the <br /> Chair to sign the proclamation. <br />