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2 <br />ORANGE COUNTY POLICY AND PROCEDURE CONCERNING THE NAMING OF COUNTY <br />OWNED BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES <br />The following policy -and procedure shall apply to the naming or <br />renaming of buildings and facilities owned by Orange County. <br />I. County owned buildings and facilities shall bear such names as <br />the Orange County Board of Commissioners shall approve pursuant <br />to this policy. <br />2. Any person, firm or association may propose a name for a County <br />owned building or facility. Such proposal shall be made in <br />writing and filed with the County Manager. <br />3. The County Manager shall prepare a report concerning the <br />proposed naming. The report shall contain such information as <br />the County Manager deems appropriate but should, in most <br />instances, contain the following information: <br />a. The proposed name of the facility; <br />b. The existing name of the facility, if applicable; <br />c.• Whether other County buildings or facilities bear the <br />proposed name; <br />d. whether the same name is proposed and currently pending for <br />some other publicly owned building or facility within Orange <br />County. <br />e. If the building or facility is frequented by the public for <br />a number and variety of uses, whether the proposed name <br />would be confusing because of other public or private <br />facilities or structures bearing the same or similar names; <br />f. A brief description of the building or facility for which <br />the name is proposed; <br />g. If the proposed name is that of an individual, an inclusive <br />description of the individual's contribution to the <br />community should be included. <br />4.' The report and the Administration's recommendation shall be made <br />to the Orange County Board of Commissioners by the County <br />Manager. <br />5. Upon receipt of the report and the recommendation, the Board of <br />Commissioners will consider the adoption of a resolution stating <br />its intent to consider the naming or renaming of the building or <br />facility at the next or some subsequent meeting determined by <br />the Board of Commissioners. If the building or facility is a <br />significant public structure, the Board may, at its option, <br />direct that a notice be published informing the public of the <br />Boards intent to consider the naming or renaming of the proposed <br />building or facility and the fixing of a time and place for a <br />public hearing on the question. <br />6. The building or other facility shall bear the name assigned to <br />it by the Board from and after the date of the Board's approv4n7 <br />action or such subsequent date as the Board of Commissioners rma <br />prescribe. <br />7. This policy and procedure does not apply to the naming of pul^1ic: <br />streets, roads, alleys, and other similar thoroughfares. <br />S. Under unusual circumstances and for reasons satisfactory to <br />the Board of Commissioners, the Board may name a County owned <br />building or facility without following the procedures set forth <br />herein. <br />