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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: April 3, 2001 <br />Action Agend <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Proclamation for Public Safety Telecommunicator's Week <br />DEPARTMENT: Emergency Management PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1) Proclamation <br />2) State Proclamation <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Nick Waters, ext 3030 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To proclaim the week of April 8-14, 2001, as National Public Safety <br />Telecommunicato~'s Week in Orange County. <br />BACKGROUND: Michael F. Easley, Governor of North Carolina, has proclaimed the week of <br />April 8 -14, 2001, as National Public Safety Telecommunicator's Week in North Carolina, in <br />recognition of the telecommunicators that work in emergency dispatch centers serving the <br />citizens of this state. Two national organizations also recognize and proclaim this week on <br />behalf of telecommunicators nationwide. Those organizations are Association of Public Safety <br />Communications Officials and National Emergency Numbers Association. Telecommunicators <br />in Orange County are active in both organizations, working toward enhancing the quality of <br />service that communications centers provide. <br />Orange County's communications center provides 9-1-1 service to all citizens in the County and <br />dispatches the appropriate emergency services and law enforcement, in time of need. <br />Orange County's telecommunicators are among the highest trained in the state. <br />Telecommunicators provide a valuable service to the citizens and make Orange County a safer <br />place to live. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this decision. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the adoption of the Proclamation and <br />authorize the Chair to sign. <br />