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r 4L � 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 2, 2002 Action Agen a , Item No. SUBJECT: Public Safety Telecommunicators' Week DEPARTMENT: Orange County Emergency PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No Management Communications ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick Waters, ext 3030 1) Proclamation 2) State Proclamation TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To proclaim the week of April 14 through 20, 2002, as Public Safety Telecommunicators' Week in Orange County. BACKGROUND: Michael F. Easley, Governor of North Carolina, has proclaimed the week of April 14 through 20, 2002, as Public Safety Telecommunicators' Week in North Carolina, in recognition of the telecommunicators that work in emergency dispatch centers serving the citizens of this state. Two national organizations also recognize and proclaim this week on behalf of telecommunicators nationwide. Those organizations are the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials and the National Emergency Numbers Association. Telecommunicators in Orange County are active in both organizations, working toward enhancing the quality of service that communications centers provide. Orange County's communications center provides 9-1-1 service to all citizens in the County and dispatches the appropriate emergency services and law enforcement in time of need. Orange County's telecommunicators are among the highest trained in the state. Telecommunicators provide a valuable service to the citizens and make Orange County a safer place to live. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None. RECOMMEND T ION(S): The Manager recommenuo ii hat the Board adopt the Proclamation and authorize the Chair to sign it.