Editor's note: If I was a late night TV talk show host, I could have so, so much fun with this...
STANDARDIZING THE APPEARANCE OF OFFICIAL COUNTY DOCUMENTS AND VEHICLE
MARKINGS
Offered
by: Planning & Development Committee
WHEREAS, the
first contact an individual or outside entity has with Allegany County is often
through official correspondence or the County’s website, and
WHEREAS, the
County has been working on a redesign of its website so as to enhance its
overall look and ease of use, and
WHEREAS, besides
official County documents, County vehicles generally display various markings
such as insignias, logos, or “seals,” indicating that the vehicle is County
owned property, and
WHEREAS, as with
the County’s website, establishing a uniform template for County letterhead and
related documents as well as for vehicle markings, will enhance the County’s
professional appearance to the general public and aid in promoting the County
as a desirable place to live and conduct business in, now therefore, be it
RESOLVED:
1. That
effective immediately, each County department or County office shall undertake
steps to modify the appearance of its official letterhead, business cards, and
other documents used for official communications by adopting the format shown
on the various templates attached to this resolution (I did not include these several pages...because it's stupid).
2. That the
logo, font, and font size as shown on each template shall be used unless a
modification to such requirement is granted by the County Administrator.
3. That
existing letterhead may continue to be used until April 1, 2017, unless the
County Administrator authorizes its use beyond that date.
4. That
although the use of existing markings such as insignias, logos, or “seals” on
County vehicles may continue for the time being, it is the intent of this Board
to gradually replace them and have future insignias, logos, or “seals” on
County vehicles utilize the same logo and typography as herein established for
official County documents. To that end, existing insignias, logos, or “seals”
may not be used on new vehicles put into service after April 1, 2017, unless
the County Administrator authorizes their use beyond that date.
Editor's note #2: This is an actual resolution and apparent issue. The Jail should immediately close, Emergency Services shuttered, 911 should place phones on hold and DMV should lock the doors....until everybody's font size is in sync. Economic Developers actually believe a 'big' or any company will notice the county uses 12 point Times Roman and say, damn, that's where we need to build. I'm sure I'll get unhappy mail. But, seriously? There isn't anything more important that the Legislature and, now department heads, should be focusing on?
