PRO-2018-003 Fair Housing Month Proclamation

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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS PROCLAMATION FAIR HOUSING MONTH WHEREAS, April 11, 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (formally known as the Fair Housing Act) and the 35th anniversary of the North Carolina Fair Housing Act prohibiting discrimination in housing on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability and familial status; and WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners enacted the Orange County Civil Rights Ordinance on June 6, 1994, which affords to the residents of Orange County the protections guaranteed by the Fair Housing Act and additionally encompasses the protected classes of Veteran Status and Age; and WHEREAS, Orange County and the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as well as concerned residents and the housing industry are working to make fair housing opportunities possible for everyone by encouraging others to abide by the letter and the spirit of fair housing laws; and WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development annually declares the month of April as National Fair Housing Month, designating Fifty Years of Opening Doors as the national theme and ideal for 2018; and WHEREAS, despite the protections afforded by the Orange County Civil Rights Ordinance and the Fair Housing Act, illegal housing discrimination still occurs in our nation and within our County; and WHEREAS, by supporting and promoting fair housing and equal opportunity, we are contributing to the strength of our County, State and Nation. NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County North Carolina, do proclaim April 2018 as FAIR HOUSING MONTH and commend this observance to all Orange County residents. This the 3r`I day of April 2018. r� 4 � "- XZ' 5 % Mark Dorosin, Chair Orange County Board of Commissioners