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February 19, 1976
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 7 1467
BY: HOWARD SIMMONS, COUNTY COMMISSIONER, 10TH DISTRICT
RE: BOYS' CLUB OF ROYAL OAK - PROJECT G, A.M, T,
TO THE OAKLAND COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONE RS:
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recognizes its responsibility
to the citizens who reside in this County to provide leadership, assistance, coordination to
all government, industry and private sectors, and on occasion to give tribute to a well
deserving organization for its contribution to the welfare of the people; and
WHEREAS activities in our communities that help the youth of our County shoutd -be
strongly supported by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS the Boys' Club of Royal Oak has successfully been involved in a project
known as G. A. I. (GUIDANCE, ADULT EDUCATION, MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING,
INTER-AGENCY COOPERATION AND TUTORING,) since December 3, 1973, where some
168 boys and girls, ranging in ages from 10 to 16 years, have been helped through this program,
being referred to the Boys' Club of Royal Oak by school districts in the area that under normal
circumstances where such a program did not exist would have had to refer many of these boys
and olds to the Juvenile Division of the Probate Court; and
WHERE AS the Boys Club of Royal Oak's GAMIT program has shown the following
results with the 168 youths referred to it:
89% have improved academically
91% have improved behaviorially
such youth being juvenile status offenders - runaways, truancy, etc.; and non-status offenders -
larceny, breaking and entering, assault, etc, and where some of these youths have returned
to volunteer their services in the program that helped them,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
hereby goes on record as wholeheartedly endorsing the efforts of the Boys' Club of Royal Oak
through its program of GAMIT in helping the youth of Oakland County become acceptable,
responsible citizens in our community, giving them positive attitudes toward their community
and particularly their school and learning growth.
MR, Cl.::-.1%:Rt\AAN, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution
February 19, 1976 - #7467
Moved by Simmons supported by Daly the rules be suspended for immediate
consideration of the resolution.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the motion carried.
Moved by Simmons supported by Daly the resolution be adopted.
A sufficient majority having voted therefor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
1, Lynn D. Allen, Clerk of the County of Oakland and
having a seal, do hereby certify that I have compared the annexed copy of
Resolution #7467 adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
at their meeting held on February 19, 1976
with the original record thereof now remaining in my
office, and that it is a true and correct transcript
therefrom, and of the whole thereof.
In Testimony Whereof, 1 have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the seal of said County at Pontiac, Michigan
this ..... ...day of February io76.
„Denuty CI