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2 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> P.O. Box 8181 <br /> HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. <br /> 27278 <br /> Moses Carey,Jr. 732-8181 <br /> Alice M. Gordon 968-4501 <br /> Stephen H. Halldotis 688-7331 <br /> Verla C. Insko TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK PROCLAMATION 227-2031 <br /> Don Wil lhoit <br /> 644-3004 (Fax) <br /> WHEREAS, Thousands of dedicated Telecommunicators daily serve the <br /> citizens of the United. States and Canada by answering their <br /> telephone calls for police, fire and emergency medical <br /> services by dispatching the appropriate assistance as quickly <br /> as possible; and <br /> WHEREAS, The critical functions performed by professional Telecommuni- <br /> cators also include those related to forestry and conservation <br /> operations, highway safety and maintenance activities, and <br /> many other operations performed by federal, state and local <br /> government agencies; and <br /> WHEREAS, Professional Telecommunicators work to improve the emergency <br /> response capabilities of these communication systems through <br /> their leadership and participation in training programs and <br /> other activities provided by the Associated Public-Safety <br /> Communications Officers, Inc. ; and <br /> WHEREAS, The Associated Public-Safety Communications Officers, Inc. , an <br /> organization of nearly 10, 000 people engaged in the design, <br /> installation and operation of emergency response <br /> communications, has set aside the week beginning April 11, <br /> 1993 to recognize Telecommunicators and their crucial role in <br /> the protection of life and property; and <br /> WHEREAS, The telecommunicators of Orange County answer over 450, 000 <br /> phone calls and initiate over 85, 000 responses for Orange <br /> County citizens in their time of need; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, We, The Orange County Board of Commissioners, hereby proclaim <br /> the week of April 11 - 17, 1993 as "National Public Safety <br /> Telecommunicators Week" in Orange County, North Carolina in <br /> honor and recognition of our County's Telecommunicators and <br /> the vital contributions they make to the safety and well-being <br /> of our citizens. <br /> Adopted this 5th day of April, 1993. <br /> Moses Carey, Jr. , Chair <br /> YOU COUNT IN ORANGE COUNTY <br />