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3 <br /> 1 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Commissioner Price asked if the BOCC would accept a resolution of commendation for <br /> 4 former Commissioner Penny Rich. <br /> 5 Commissioner Greene read the resolution: <br /> 6 <br /> 7 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 8 <br /> 9 RESOLUTION OF COMMENDATION <br /> 10 FOR <br /> 11 COMMISSIONER MARK MARCOPLOS <br /> 12 <br /> 13 <br /> 14 WHEREAS, the residents of Orange County elected Mark Marcoplos to the Board of County <br /> 15 Commissioners in 2016; and <br /> 16 <br /> 17 WHEREAS, Commissioner Marcoplos has been a dedicated and effective public servant who <br /> 18 has gained the respect of all who have known him in both the public and private <br /> 19 sectors; and <br /> 20 <br /> 21 WHEREAS, Commissioner Marcoplos has served the residents of Orange County regardless <br /> 22 of geographic location faithfully and with honor, integrity and distinction for the past <br /> 23 four years; and <br /> 24 <br /> 25 WHEREAS, Commissioner Marcoplos has taken special interest and invested substantial effort <br /> 26 in environmental protection, climate change, solid waste, public transit, and <br /> 27 homelessness; and <br /> 28 <br /> 29 WHEREAS, during his tenure as an Orange County Commissioner, Mark Marcoplos has served <br /> 30 on many boards and commissions, including the Family Success Alliance, <br /> 31 GoTriangle Board of Trustees, Durham Chapel Hill Carrboro Metropolitan Planning <br /> 32 Organization, Durham Tech Community College Board of Trustees, Chatham <br /> 33 Orange Work Group, Durham-Orange-Chapel Hill Work Group, Jordan Lake One <br /> 34 Water, Orange County Climate Council, Legislative Issues Work Group, Solid <br /> 35 Waste Advisory Group and Partnership to End Homelessness; <br /> 36 <br /> 37 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> 38 officially commends Mark Marcoplos for his hard work, dedication and exemplary <br /> 39 service to the people of Orange County, and wishes him and his family the very <br /> 40 best in their future endeavors. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be presented to Mark Marcoplos and that the <br /> 43 Resolution be spread upon the minutes of this meeting. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 This the 7th day of December 2020. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Bedford to <br /> 48 approve the resolution. <br /> 49 <br />