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3 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> HUMAN RELATIONS MONTH PROCLAMATION <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners established the Human <br /> Relations Commission in June 1987 with the desire to "encourage mutual understanding and fair <br /> treatment of all citizens"; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Human Relations Commission believes that in order to <br /> achieve justice and equal opportunity for all Orange County residents, we must all strive to create <br /> an atmosphere where people are valued and accepted rather than merely tolerated, and therefore <br /> continue to promote the ideal of social justice for all; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Human Relations Commission has diligently served <br /> Orange County since 1987 and remains committed to promoting equal treatment, opportunity and <br /> understanding throughout the community; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Human Relations Commission enforces the County's <br /> Civil Rights Ordinance which specifically prohibits discrimination based on an individual's race, <br /> color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status and familial status; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Orange County Human Relations Commission encourages Orange <br /> County residents, as individuals, to take a stand against social injustice and continue to work <br /> together to make freedom,justice, and equal opportunity available for all; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County is committed to preserving the progress made thus far <br /> towards equality and leading the challenge for equal opportunity using all the means at our <br /> disposal; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, We, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby <br /> proclaim February 2016 as "HUMAN RELATIONS MONTH" in Orange County and challenge <br /> our residents to promote the ideology of social justice for all by celebrating and encouraging <br /> multiculturalism in the County and encouraging all residents to embrace diversity and equal <br /> access in Orange County. <br /> THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JANUARY, 2016. <br /> Earl McKee, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />