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3 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> FAIR HOUSING MONTH <br /> WHEREAS,April 11, 2020 marked the 52"d anniversary of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act <br /> of 1968 (formally known as the Fair Housing Act) and the 371h 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 /> 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 /> 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 /> WHEREAS,the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development annually declares the <br /> month of April as National Fair Housing Month, designating Call HUD: Because <br /> Sexual Harassment In Housing is Illegal as the national theme and Orange <br /> County has designated Closing the Door on Housing Discrimination as its theme <br /> in 2020; and <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 /> WHEREAS,by supporting and promoting fair housing and equal opportunity, we are <br /> contributing to the strength of our County, State and Nation; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County North <br /> Carolina, do proclaim April 2020 as FAIR HOUSING MONTH and commend this observance <br /> to all Orange County residents. <br /> This the 21 st day of April 2020. <br /> Penny Rich, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />