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9:30 a.m.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM: Leslie Locke, Deputy Clerk of the Board
DATE: March 25, 2013
SUBJECT: PROCLAMATION re: Proclaiming April, 2013 as Child Abuse Prevention
Month
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Kelly Matlock, Jefferson County Public Health has requested approval of the proclamation proclaiming April,
2013 as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
Approve Proclamation re: Proclaiming April, 2013 as Child Abuse Prevention Month.
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, every child deserves to be cared for in a safe and nurturing environment; and
WHEREAS, safe and healthy childhoods help produce confident and successful adults; and
WHEREAS, child abuse and neglect often occur when people find themselves in stressful situations,
without community resources, and not knowing how to cope; and
WHEREAS, the majority of child abuse cases stem from situations and conditions that are
preventable in an engaged and supportive community; and
WHEREAS, child abuse and neglect can be reduced by making sure every family in Jefferson
County has the support they need and deserve, to raise their children in a healthy environment; and
WHEREAS, effective child abuse prevention programs succeed because of partnerships created
among social service agencies, schools, faith communities, civic organizations, law enforcement agencies,
and the business community; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Jefferson County are invited to become involved in supporting families
in raising their children in a safe, nurturing environment; and
WHEREAS, no one person can do everything, but everyone can do something, and together we can
create change for the better; and
WHEREAS, displaying a pinwheel in April will serve as a positive reminder that together we can
prevent child abuse and keep children safe.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Jefferson County Commissioners, do hereby
proclaim April 2013 as
Child Abuse Prevention Month
And ask all citizens to continue the work of preventing child abuse in Jefferson County, and we ask all
citizens to join us in observing this occasion.
PROCLAIMED this 25r~ day of March, 207 3.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
SEAL: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
John Austin, Chairman
ATTEST:
Phil Johnson. Member
Raina Randall David Sullivan, Member
Deputy Clerk of the Board