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<br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />PROCLAMATION <br /> <br />FAIR HOUSING MONTH <br /> <br />WHEREAS, April 11, 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of <br />1968 (formally known as the Fair Housing Act) and the 35th anniversary of the <br />North Carolina Fair Housing Act prohibiting discrimination in housing on the <br />basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability and familial status; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners enacted the Orange County Civil <br />Rights Ordinance on June 6, 1994, which affords to the residents of Orange <br />County the protections guaranteed by the Fair Housing Act and additionally <br />encompasses the protected classes of Veteran Status and Age; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Orange County and the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as <br />well as concerned residents and the housing industry are working to make fair <br />housing opportunities possible for everyone by encouraging others to abide by the <br />letter and the spirit of fair housing laws; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development annually declares the <br />month of April as National Fair Housing Month, designating Fifty Years of <br />Opening Doors as the national theme and ideal for 2018; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, despite the protections afforded by the Orange County Civil Rights Ordinance <br />and the Fair Housing Act, illegal housing discrimination still occurs in our nation <br />and within our County; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, by supporting and promoting fair housing and equal opportunity, we are <br />contributing to the strength of our County, State and Nation. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County North <br />Carolina, do proclaim April 2018 as FAIR HOUSING MONTH and commend this observance <br />to all Orange County residents. <br /> <br />This the 3rd day of April 2018. <br /> <br /> <br />____________________________________ <br />Mark Dorosin, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />3