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7 <br /> Draft Proposed Orange County Property Naming Policy <br /> Policy x.x "Policy St atement" <br /> County owned buildings,facilities and land shall bear such names as the Orange County Board of <br /> Commissioners shall approve pursuant to this policy. This policy follows all applicable local, state and <br /> federal laws, rules and regulations. <br /> Purpose <br /> This policy is to establish the Board of County Commissioners as the responsible authority for naming <br /> County buildings, facilities,and land. <br /> Guidelines <br /> 2.1. The naming of public buildings, facilities and land shall be done only by the Board of County <br /> Commissioners by resolution adopted by majority vote. <br /> 2.1.1. Property to be given names or titles shall be either owned by Orange County government <br /> or leased by Orange County government for its use. <br /> 2.1.2. Properties to be named or given a title include buildings, any areas in buildings, other <br /> physical facilities,collections of books,records or other printed or audio-visual materials, <br /> land or water areas <br /> 2.1.3. Official names or titles for property belonging to the County shall only be changed by the <br /> Board of County Commissioners as it deems appropriate. <br /> 2.1.4. Current names for property belonging to the County shall remain the same unless <br /> changed by the Board of County Commissioners upon relocation or change in function of <br /> the property. <br /> 2.1.5. No property belonging to Orange County shall be named for living persons with the <br /> following exceptions. <br /> a. Living persons who make a significant monetary contribution to the <br /> development of a public building or facility when such a contribution is <br /> made with the intent and agreement of the Board of County Commissioners <br /> that said building or facility will be named for the contributor <br /> b. Leased property that has been conferred a name by the lessor that is a <br /> person's name need not be renamed if it has locational or other value <br /> 2.1.6 Official names or titles for property belonging to or leased by the County shall be based <br /> upon geographical,historical, ecological,functional, or other such factors as the Board of <br /> County Commissioners deems appropriate. If a geographical reference of locational <br /> value is derived from the name of a person, such as a street name, it may be used in <br /> naming County property. <br /> a. A public building/facility under construction/renovation or land purchased <br /> for park development or conservation/preservation will be given a "working <br /> title"which will only become the official title of the property when formally <br /> approved as such by the BOCC <br /> b. Memorial naming of a public building, facility or land is in addition to the <br /> official title of the building/facility/land and is bestowed in accordance with <br /> Section 2.2 of this policy <br />