HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2012.03.07 - 20024MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #12055
BY: Commissioner Janet Jackson, District #21; N.411@y Quarles, District #23; Bill Dwyer, Di8t. #14
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — RECOGNIZIRG MARCH 2012 AS PARENTING
AWARENESS MONTH IN OAKLAND COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the children of Oakland County are our most precious and valuable resource, and all young
people deserve the support of a society that demonstrates a commitment to helping children become
happy, healthy, and drug-free; and
WHEREAS parents who nurture, love and guide their children help them develop into healthy, caring,
loving, responsible and contributing citizens; and
WHEREAS the education of students is augmented by parental and family involvement in their children's
education, and studies demonstrate that when parents are involved in their children's education, the
attitudes, behaviors, and achievement of students are positively enhanced; and
WHEREAS effective parenting involves showing children love, concern, and respect at all times giving
children a safe place to live and play; helping children express their feelings appropriately, and listening to
what children say; giving children appropriate choices whenever possible; having reasonable rules that
are understood by all; being responsible and teaching children to be responsible; spending time with
children; setting an example by what we say and do; working with schools and communities to make
them better for children; and asking for help when we need it; and
WHEREAS informed parenting can help reduce social problems such as substance abuse, teenage
pregnancy, unemployment, poverty, and crime; and
WHEREAS Parenting Awareness Month—which originated in Michigan—provides guidance, materials,
resources, referrals, and technical assistance; and
WHEREAS Parenting Awareness Month directs its efforts to assisting local organizers to plan special
parenting events, celebrations, and education opportunities in March and throughout the year, and
encourages a broader understanding and acknowledgment of the importance of effective parenting; and
WHEREAS Parenting Awareness Month is a year-round Michigan campaign to celebrate people raising
children and promote resources to help with this important task; and
WHEREAS we look to parents to protect and guide their children, and inspire in them the importance of
honesty, respect, education ; empathy, service and determination; and,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
proclaim March 2012 as Parenting Awareness Month in Oakland County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners supports all efforts and
resources, particularly local, that draw public attention to the critical importance of parenting and
encourages the further development of parent networks throughout Michigan,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
adopted resolution to Oakland County Department of Human Services, Skillman Foundation, Oakland
Family Services, the Oakland County delegation to the Michigan Legislature and the Society for the
Prevention of Child Abuse.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
Commissioner Janet Jackson
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Resolution #12055 March 7, 2012
Moved by Jackson supported by Nash to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution
#12055 — Board of Commissioners — Recognizing March 2012 as Parenting Awareness Month in
Oakland County.
Vote on motion to suspend the rules:
AYES: Gosselin, Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson, Lon g , Matis, McGillivra y, Middleton, Nash, Nuccio,
Potts, Quarles, Runestad, Scott, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bosnic, Cove y, Crawford, Dwyer,
Gershenson, Gingell. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #12055 — Board of Commissioners — Recognizing March 2012 as Parenting Awareness Month
in Oakland County carried.
Moved by Jackson supported by Crawford the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson, Lon g, Matis, McGillivra y, Middleton, Nash, Nuccio, Potts,
Quarles, Runestad, Scott, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bosnic, Cove y, Crawford, Dwyer,
Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin. (24)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
I HERE r APPROVE Tr: ECUOING)1ESOLUTION
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Bill Bullard Jr., Clerk of the Count y of Oakland, do hereb y certify that the foregoing resolution is a true
and accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on March 7,
2012, with the original record thereof now remaining in m y office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the Count y of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 7th da y of March, 2012.
F)ILE e u,u2) 094.
Bill Bullard Jr., Oakland County