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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: Apri14, 2000 <br />Action Agent <br />Item No, Gj a <br />SUBJECT: County Gove__rnment Week <br />DEPARTMENT: County Manager <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />I. "Official for a Day" Agenda <br />II. Proclamation <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Sharron Hinton, ext. 2302 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968501 <br />Durham fi88-7331 <br />Mebane 33fi-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To proclaim the week of Apri19 -15, 2000 as Orange County Government Week and <br />endorse the "Official for a Day" activities. <br />BACKGROUND: The National Association of Counties and the North Carolina Association of County <br />Commissioners encourage local governments to celebrate County Government Week in an effort to <br />educate citizens about county government. <br />For the past ten years, Orange County has celebrated County Government Week by sponsoring the <br />"Official for a Day Program". On this day, students from the three high schools are matched with <br />department heads and management staff during the morning to gain an understanding of county <br />government operations. After the mentoring, a mock boazd of county commissioners meeting is held <br />wherein students address issues often presented to the Board. The "Official for a Day Program" is <br />scheduled for Wednesday, April 19, 2000. An agenda for the day is provided as Attachment I. <br />Since these activities will provide an increased awareness of government operations, it is recommended <br />that Orange County proclaim the week of April 9 - 15, 2000 as "County Government Week". A <br />proclamation is provided as Attachment II. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: None <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Boazd adopts the proclamation and <br />endorses the planned event. <br />