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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. .ZV C_. <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 3, 1993 <br /> SUBJECT: COUNTY CLERK'S WEEK <br /> DEPARTMENT: COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PUBLIC HEARING YES: NO: X <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : YES INFORMATION CONTACT: MOSES CAREY,JR. <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBER - <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-5401 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To recognize the vital functions performed by the County Clerk in <br /> serving the constantly changing needs of the community and the citizens of <br /> Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: The position of clerk is one of the oldest in government <br /> dating back to prebiblical times. The clerk tied the past to the present <br /> by keeping the records of what happened. The position of Clerk has gone <br /> through a major evolution within the last fifteen years mainly because of <br /> the formation of professional organizations that have promoted education <br /> to meet the specific needs of the clerk. As a result of this influence, <br /> the role of clerk has become more complex, requiring that the present-day <br /> clerk be a professional administrator. This proclamation is one way to <br /> educate the general public on the significance of the County Clerk's role <br /> in local government. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S) : Proclaim May 2 through May 8, 1993 as County Clerk's <br /> Week and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation. <br />