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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 1, 2020 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 4-a <br /> SUBJECT: Resolution Honoring and Remembering Donna Baker, Clerk to the Orange <br /> County Board of Commissioners <br /> DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Resolution Honoring and Remembering BOCC Chair Penny Rich, 919-245-2126 <br /> Donna Baker Greg Wilder, 919-245-2300 <br /> PURPOSE: To adopt a resolution honoring and remembering Donna Baker, Clerk to the <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners. <br /> BACKGROUND: On July 31, 2020, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners Donna Baker passed <br /> away unexpectedly at her home in Orange County. Ms. Baker had served as Clerk to the Board <br /> for 18 years since her appointment in June 2002. <br /> Donna graduated from high school in Georgetown, SC and subsequently from Clemson <br /> University with Honors in 1978. Ms. Baker built a lifelong career of community service from her <br /> early work with parents and children at The Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill, to positions <br /> with Georgetown, SC County Government, and her most recent position as Clerk to the Orange <br /> County Board of County Commissioners. <br /> Donna was blessed with two children — Jeremy and CeCe — who are now older with families of <br /> their own. She was an accomplished learner and reader, and was also a true lover of animals, <br /> including adopting several rescue pets over time. <br /> While she greatly loved Orange County, Donna also held a special place in her heart for the <br /> South Carolina beaches, especially the Georg etown/Pawley's Island area. She spent many <br /> years and vacations there enjoying the sea and surf. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this resolution. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated <br /> with this item. <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal <br /> impact associated with this item. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board adopt and authorize the <br /> Chair to sign the resolution honoring and remembering Donna Baker for the joy and spirit she <br /> shared with others and for her service as Clerk to the Orange County Board of Commissioners. <br />