Agenda - 11-10-2016 - 2 - Orange County Property Naming Policy

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3 POLICY FOR INSERTION INTO THE POLICY MANUAL MEETING DATE: February 21, 1989 NUMBER: A: 0390 EFFECTIVE DATE: February 21, 1989 REVISIONS: POLICY: NAMING OF COUNTY OWNED BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES POLICY ORANGE COUNTY POLICY AND PROCEDURE CONCERNING THE NAMING OF COUNTY OWNED BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES The following policy and procedure shall apply to the naming or renaming of buildings and facilities owned by Orange County. 1. County owned buildings and facilities shall bear such names as the Orange County Board of Commissioners shall approve pursuant to this policy. 2 . Any person, firm or association may propose a name for a County owned building or facility. Such proposal shall be made in writing and filed with the County Manager. 3 . The County Manager shall prepare a report concerning the proposed naming. The report shall contain such information as the County Manager deems appropriate but should, in most instances, contain the following information; a. The proposed name of the facility; b. The existing name of the facility, if applicable; c. Whether other County buildings or facilities bear the proposed name; d. Whether the same name is proposed and currently pending for some other publicly owned building or facility within Orange County. e. If the building or facility is frequented by the public for a number and variety of uses, whether the proposed name would be confusing because of other public or private facilities or structures bearing the same or similar name; f. A brief description of the building or facility for which the name is proposed; g. If the proposed name is that of an individual, an inclusive description of the individual ' s contribution to the community should be included.