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AGENDA REQUEST & STAFF REPORT
For Board Business Meeting of 10:00 AM, Monday, August 3, 2009
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DATE: 7/23/09
FROM: Tom Anderson
Community Development (CDD) x 7104
TITLE OF AGENDA ITEM:
READING and ADOPTION of a Proclamation to delare August 10 -14, 2009 to be Deschutes County
Code Enforcement Officers Recognition Week.
PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS DATE? No.
BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS:
The Oregon Code Enforcement Association (OCEA) has requested that the second week of August be
set aside by local governments to honor and recognize their Code Enforcement officers. Governor] ed
Kulongowski has proclaimed August 10 -14, 2009 to be Oregon Code Enforcement Officers
Recognition Week and encourages all Oregonians to join in this observance.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
RECOMMENDATION & ACTION REQUESTED:
Reading and adoption of the Proclamation.
ATTENDANCE: Tom Anderson, CDD, Director
DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS:
None.
For Recording Stamp Only
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
PROCLAMATION
Whereas: The mission of Code Enforcement in Deschutes County is to protect the health and
safety of the county's residents and visitors and the livability of the community, by
assuring compliance with the county's land use, environmental, construction and solid
waste codes;
Whereas: The County policy attempts to strike a balance between individual property rights and
the need to preserve quality of life and public safety;
Whereas: The Community Development Department Code Enforcement Technicians in
collaboration with the Sheriff's Department and County Counsel encourage voluntary
compliance and work with citizens to obtain positive resolutions to code enforcement
violations;
Whereas: The two Community Development Department Code Enforcement Technicians,
assisted by the Sheriff's Department are responsible for an average case load of 250 per
year covering over 3,055 square miles;
Whereas: The Oregon Code Enforcement Association, known as OCEA, has requested that the
second week of August be set aside by local governments to honor and recognize their
Code Enforcement Officers;
Whereas: Governor Ted Kulongowski has proclaimed August 10 -14, 2009 to be Oregon Code
Enforcement Officers recognition week in Oregon and encourages all Oregonians to
join in this observance;
Now,
Therefore, We, the Board of Commissioners of Deschutes County, hereby proclaim August 10 -14,
2009 to be Code Enforcement Officers Recognition Week in Deschutes County, and
encourage all citizens to join in this observance.
Proclamation — Code Enforcement Officers Recognition Week Monday, August 3, 2009
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DATED this day of , 2009.
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON
TAMMY BANEY, Chair
DENNIS R. LUKE, Vice Chair
Recording Secretary ALAN UNGER, Commissioner
Proclamation — Code Enforcement Officers Recognition Week Monday, August 3, 2009
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