HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2013.05.22 - 20829REPORT (miSC. #13118) May 22, 2013
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE — Christine Long, Chairperson
RE: MR #13118 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — DECLARATION OF MAY 25, 2013 AS
NATIONAL MISSING CHILDREN'S DAY IN OAKLAND COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having considered the above titled resolution on
May 13, 2013 hereby recommends that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the
foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Hatchett absent.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 13118
BY: Commissioner Janet Jackson, District 21
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — DECLARATION OF MAY 25, 2013 AS NATIONAL
MISSING CHILDREN'S DAY IN OAKLAND COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
Whereas, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, in one year there were nearly 800,000
children missing; and
Whereas, on average, there is an estimated average of 2,200 children reported missing to law
enforcement agencies daily; and
Whereas, 58,000 of these children are victims of non-family abductions, and more than 200,000
are the victims of family abductions; and
Whereas, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) exists as a resource
to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation, help find missing children, and assist
victims of child abduction and sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who
serve them. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children's recovery rate has grown
from 62% in 1990 to 97% today of domestically missing children, but too many children still
remain among the missing; and
Whereas, the AMBER Alert program was created in 1996 and is operated by the U.S.
Department of Justice. As of April 17, 2013, 642 children have been successfully recovered as a
result of the program; and
Whereas, as of December 2012, the NCMEC's toll free, 24 hour call center has received more
than 3.7 million calls since it was created in 1984. Information about missing or exploited
children can be reported to the call center at 1.800.THE.LOST (1.800.843.5678); and
Whereas, Take 25 is a national child safety campaign of the National Center for Missing
Exploited Children encouraging families to take 25 minutes to talk to their children about safety
and abduction prevention. The goal of Take 25 is to heighten awareness about child safety
issues; and
Whereas, Take 25® provides free safety resources to help keep children safer including safety
tips, conversation starters and event planning guides. Additional information is available at
www.Take25.org ; and
Whereas, this special day is a time to remember those children who are missing and give hope
to their families.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT in partnership with the National Center for
Missing & Exploited Children and its collaborative organizations, the Oakland County Board of
Commissioners hereby proclaims May 25th as National Missing Children's Day in Oakland
County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners urges the
participation of local government, law enforcement, schools, community-based organizations,
and families in the protection and education of all individuals about child abduction and sexual
exploitation, appropriate protective measures, and ways to respond and seek help from law
enforcement, social services, and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
Commissioner Commissioner
District #
District #
Chairperson, we move the ado foe oing resolution.
Commissibner
nistrict # 20
CoM siOnerfJanet Jsoñ
strict #21.
ComrriiSsiOner,
istpitt #
oMmi§sioner)
District # CI
Commissioner Commissioner
District #
Corhmissioner Commissioner
District #
Comrrricsioner
District #
Ctirrrmissioner
District #
Commissioner
District #
Cortimissioner
District
v Comm issioner
District # 1
Corn
Di
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners encourages all
individuals to take 25 minutes to help children stay safer.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recognizes
May 25, 2013 as being set aside as National Missing Children's Day as part of Oakland County,
Michigan's continuing efforts to prevent the abduction and sexual exploitation of children.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of
this adopted resolution to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), the
National Association of Counties (NACo) and the Michigan Association of Counties (MAC).
Commissioner Commissioner
District # District #
Commissioner Commissioner
District #
District #
Commissioner Commissioner
District #
District #
Resolution #13118 May 9,2013
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.
Resolution #13118
May 22, 2013
Moved by Long supported by Jackson the resolution be adopted.
Moved by Long supported by Jackson the General Government Committee Report be accepted.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the report was accepted.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Gosselin, Hoffman, Jackson, Long, Matis, McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Runestad,
Scott, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bosnic, Crawford, Dwyer, Gershenson,
Ginge (20)
NAYS: None, (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
HEREBY APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANT TO MCL 45.559A (7)
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on May 22, 2013,
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 22nd day of May, 2013.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County