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Orange County Commisioners Presentation <br />April 17, 1990 <br />GOOD EVENING MR. CHAIRMAN, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF <br />COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS JEAN BOLDUC, AND I AM THE 1990 CHAIR <br />OF THE ORANGE COUNTY HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION. I AM PLEASED AT <br />THIS TIME TO PRESENT YOU WITH OUR REPORT ON OUR WORK FOR 1989. <br />YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. I WOULD LIKE TO, AT <br />THIS TIME, MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO MY ANNUAL REPORT. IN REFERENCE <br />TO ITEM #4 OF THE ANNUAL REPORT, AND SUBSEQUENT REFERENCES TO THE <br />COMMISSIONERS ORDERING AN INVESTIGATION OF THE FAMILY COURTS, THE <br />HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION WILL FIND IT NECESSARY TO TAKE ANOTHER <br />APPROACH. WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DO NOT HAVE <br />JURISDICTION OVER THE FAMILY COURT SYSTEM, AND WE DO NOT WISH TO <br />IMPLY IN OUR REQUEST THAT YOU DO. IT WOULD BE MORE TO THE POINT <br />ON THIS ISSUE TO SAY THAT OUR COMMISSION HAS RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL <br />NUMBERS OF INDIVIDUAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT ABUSE AND DISCRIMINATION IN <br />THE FAMILY COURTS OF OUR COUNTY. WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED THAT WE <br />WILL BE RECEIVING THE RESULTS OF A STUDY OF COURT RECORDS BY AN <br />INDEPENDENT WOMEN'S GROUP. WE EXPECT THAT ONCE WE RECEIVE THIS <br />STUDY, ITS RESULTS WILL BE MADE PUBLIC. WE WILL PROBABLY COMMENT <br />PUBLICLY AS TO HOW WE VIEW THE IMPACT OF THE STUDY. WE SEE OUR <br />ROLE AS NO FURTHER REACHING THAN THIS EDUCATIONAL ONE. <br />THEREFORE, WE WOULD LIKE TO WITHDRAW ITEM #4 FROM THE ANNUAL <br />REPORT, AND SUBSEQUENT REFERENCES. <br />AS YOU KNOW, OVER THE COURSE OF 1989, WE'VE HELD A SERIES OF <br />PUBLIC HEARINGS ON 5 SUBJECT AREAS. ATTENDING ALL OF THESE <br />HEARINGS, AND CHAIRING ONE OF THEM, HAS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST EYE - <br />OPENING, DEEPLY DISTURBING EXPERIENCES I'VE EVER HAD. <br />