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POLICY FOR INSERTION INTO THE POLICY MANUAL <br /> MEETING DATE: February 21, 1989 NUMBER: A-0390 <br /> EFFECTIVE DATE: February 21, 1989 REVISIONS:November 9, 2005 <br /> March 3, 2009 <br /> November 17, 2015 <br /> December 13, 2016 <br /> POLICY: Orange County Property Naming Policy <br /> Policy "Policy Statement" <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 of <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 county-owned or leased buildings. <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 after a public participation <br /> process. <br /> 2.1.4. Current names for property belonging to the County shall remain the same unless changed <br /> by the Board of County Commissioners upon relocation or change in function of the <br /> property. <br /> 2.1.5. Property belonging to Orange County may be named for living persons with the <br /> following qualifications. <br /> a. Any areas or rooms in buildings, other physical facilities, collections of books, records <br /> or other printed or audio-visual materials, land or water areas <br /> b. Living persons who secure funding and/or make a significant contribution to the life <br /> and well-being to Orange County. <br /> c. Leased property that has been conferred a name by the lessor that is a person's <br /> name need not be renamed if it has locational or other value <br />