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3 <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Price to <br /> approve the resolution re-naming the Central Orange Senior Center to the Jerry M. Passmore <br /> Center, and authorized the Chair to sign the resolution. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said she is not going to vote for this resolution for several <br /> reasons. She said she talked with Jerry Passmore before the meeting and her decision has <br /> nothing to do with him. She said she has a few philosophical issues, with the first being the <br /> naming of a facility after a living person and the second being the re-naming of an already <br /> named facility. <br /> Commissioner Pelissier said the Board had been working to engage the public at a <br /> greater level than in the past and if a facility is going be renamed, the public should be <br /> engaged in a greater way. She said it is the prerogative of the BOCC to name facilities but <br /> notes her own feelings about this are too strong to vote in favor of this motion. <br /> Commissioner Burroughs said when they discussed this issue last fall, she expressed <br /> her feelings that she does not believe in naming buildings after a living person. She also <br /> noted that her decision has nothing to do with Jerry Passmore because he has contributed so <br /> much to the senior population. <br /> Chair McKee said there is no question that the Board admired the work of Jerry <br /> Passmore, but some Commissioners have strong convictions on the re-naming issue. <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 5 (Chair McKee, Commissioner Dorosin, Commissioner Jacobs, Commissioner <br /> Price, Commissioner Rich); Nays, 2 (Commissioner Burroughs and Commissioner Pelissier) <br /> Commissioner Dorosin read the resolution: <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION RE-NAMING THE CENTRAL ORANGE SENIOR CENTER FOR JERRY M. <br /> PASSMORE <br /> WHEREAS, Jerry Passmore provided executive oversight of the merger of the Chapel Hill <br /> Council on Aging with the Orange County Council on Aging into a unified county- <br /> wide system; and, <br /> WHEREAS, Mr. Passmore proposed, in coordination with the County Council on Aging, the <br /> Orange County ordinance establishing the first County Department on Aging; and, <br /> WHEREAS, Mr. Passmore promoted the development of public-private partnerships in serving <br /> older adults, by involving the entire community; and, <br /> WHEREAS, Jerry Passmore provided executive oversight to the BOCC appointed senior <br /> planning committees that led to the construction and opening of the Robert and <br /> Pearl Seymour Center and the Central Orange Senior Center; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Orange County Board of Commissioners does <br /> hereby recognize Jerry M. Passmore for his visionary planning and <br /> establishing and coordinating needed senior services in Orange County <br /> by re-naming the Central Orange Senior Center to the Jerry M. <br /> Passmore Center. <br />