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O R A N G E C O V N T Y <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: APRIL 17, 1990 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item # =)(- <br />SUBJECT; VIDEO PRESENTATION - -NORTH CAROLINA LOCAL GOVERNMENT <br />DEPARTMENT: COUNTY MANAGER PUBLIC HEARING: Yes _X —No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />MANAGER'S OFFICE -- EXTENSION 501 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough - 732 -8181 <br />Durham - 688 -7331 <br />Mebane - 227 -2031 <br />Chapel Hill - 967- 9251/968 -4501 <br />PURPOSE: To review a video presentation developed by the North <br />Carolina City- County Management Association for use by <br />ninth grade classes in all North Carolina High <br />Schools. <br />BACKGROUND: The purposes of the video are: <br />1. To make students more aware of the role of local <br />government in their lives; <br />2. To promote the idea of public service as a <br />valuable career choice and a worthy occupation; <br />3. To give students an idea of how local government <br />can help meet their needs and how they in turn can <br />participate in the process. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />