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20 <br /> <br />The National Association of Counties (NACo) celebrates National County Government Month 1 <br />each April in an effort to educate the public about county government. A proclamation to 2 <br />acknowledge the month of April 2018 as County Government Month is attached. 3 <br /> 4 <br />As part of National County Government Month, 2017-18 NACo President Roy Charles Brooks 5 <br />has introduced the “Serving the Underserved” initiative, which focuses on the critical role 6 <br />counties play in breaking multi-generational cycles of poverty. Orange County’s Family Success 7 <br />Alliance was formed to combat poverty in the community. It is a collaboration of leaders from 8 <br />local government, non-profits, schools, and the community who envision an Orange County 9 <br />where all children and families have the opportunity to succeed in school and in life. 10 <br /> 11 <br />To highlight National County Government Month, the Community Relations Department 12 <br />coordinated a social media campaign to draw attention to the many programs and services 13 <br />offered by the County. Departments were asked to submit interesting facts and notes about 14 <br />their services, and a different Tweet was sent each day during the month of April. Departments 15 <br />highlighted included Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR), Board of 16 <br />Commissioners, Solid Waste, the Board of Elections, Human Resources, Animal Services, 17 <br />Child Support Services, Aging, Information Technology and Economic Development. The 18 <br />Community Relations Department is also sponsoring a County Budget Simulation Exercise for 19 <br />students, which will be held at the Whitted Building on April 26, from 4:30 – 7 p.m. 20 <br />Commissioners are invited to visit the session to hear how the different groups put together a 21 <br />county budget. 22 <br /> 23 <br />Commissioner Price read the proclamation: 24 <br /> 25 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 26 <br />PROCLAMATION 27 <br />County Government Month - April 2018 28 <br />"Serving the Underserved" 29 <br /> 30 <br />WHEREAS, the nation’s 3,069 counties serving more than 300 million Americans provide 31 <br />essential services to create healthy, safe and vibrant; and 32 <br /> 33 <br />WHEREAS, counties move America forward by providing health care, administering justice, 34 <br />keeping communities safe, creating economic opportunities and much more; and 35 <br /> 36 <br />WHEREAS, Orange County and all counties take pride in their responsibility to protect and 37 <br />enhance the health, welfare and safety of their residents in efficient and cost-effective ways; 38 <br />and 39 <br /> 40 <br />WHEREAS, through National Association of Counties President Roy Charles Brooks’ “Serving 41 <br />the Underserved” initiative, NACo is focusing on the critical role counties play in breaking multi-42 <br />generational cycles of poverty; and 43 <br /> 44 <br />WHEREAS, counties provide public health, justice, safety, infrastructure, transportation, 45 <br />technology, environmental stewardship and economic services that play a key role in everything 46 <br />from residents’ daily commutes to emergency response; and 47 <br /> 48 <br />WHEREAS, Orange County Government exists to provide governmental services requested by 49 <br />County residents or mandated by the State of North Carolina, and is guided by the objective 50