HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2014.04.30 - 21308REPORT (MISC. #14065) April 30, 2014
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: MR #14065 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — RECOGNITION OF JUNE 2014 AS
NATIONAL SAFETY MONTH IN OAKLAND COUNTY AND SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS TO
PROMOTE FIREARMS SAFETY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having reviewed the above referenced resolution on April
21, 2014, reports with the recommendation the resolution be amended to add a paragraph after
the first Be It Further Resolved paragraph as follows:
"BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
designate June 6 as Gun Safety Awareness Day."
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the
foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Crawford and Hatchett absent.
Chairperson, I move0e adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
ComMissior(er William Dwyer
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Miscellaneous Resolution # 14065
BY: Commissioner Michael Spisz, District #3; Commissioner William Dwyer, District #14;
Commissioner Marcia Gershenson, District #13; Commissioners Helaine Zack, District #18;
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RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — RECOGNITION OF JUNE 2014 AS NATIONAL SAFETY
MONTH IN OAKLAND COUNTY AND SUPPORT FOR EFFORTS TO PROMOTE FIREARMS
SAFETY
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the National Safety Council (NSC), a nonprofit, nongovernmental public service
organization dedicated to protecting life and promoting health in the United States of America,
established National Safety Month to increase awareness of the leading safety and health risks and
ultimately decrease the number of unintentional injuries and deaths ; and
WHEREAS each June, communities throughout the nation take time to recognize and support the
many innovative programs and positive efforts being undertaken to promote the safety of individuals;
and
WHEREAS unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death in the United States for people aged 1-
44 and the cause of more than 27 million emergency room visits annually; and
WHEREAS while overall unintentional firearms deaths have decreased, statistics show a
disproportionate number among children, with 16% of the unintentional firearms deaths occurring
among youth under age 20; and
WHEREAS many organizations, including gun rights advocates, have used National Safety Month as
an opportunity to educate the public and spread awareness of the fundamentals of safe gun handling
and storage to promote a safe environment for everyone; and
WHEREAS a national effort is underway to form partnerships among law enforcement, elected officials,
community leaders, state agencies, businesses, the firearms industry and others to raise awareness of
and to distribute at no expense cable-style gun locks; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted the report "Gun
Violence in Oakland County" in 2013 with the action item:
Promote continual effective gun safety practices through public awareness and regular
training. Increase public awareness of the proper securing of firearms and the penalties
associated with the failure to do so.;
WHEREAS the Gun Violence Study Group of Public Service Committee is undertaking efforts to plan a
countywide effort to recognize National Safety Month and to promote firearms safety, including
partnerships with numerous organizations.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
recognizes June 2014 as National Safety Month in Oakland County and declares their support for
efforts to promote firearms safety education awareness and materials.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Oakland County Board of Commissioners encourages all
organizations, private and public, that are responsible for the safety of individuals to undertake activities
in the month of June to promote greater awareness of personal safety and reduce the risks of
unintentional injury.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds is requested to forward
copies of this adopted resolution to Oakland County Sheriff, the Oakland County Chiefs of Police
Association, the National Safety Council and the Oakland County Fire Chiefs Association.
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Resolution #14065 March 19, 2014
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Public Services Committee. There were no objections.
Resolution #14065 April 30, 2014
Moved by Taub supported by Quarles the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent Agenda
be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Gershenson, Gosselin, Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson, Long, Matis, McGillivray, Middleton,
Quarles, Runestad, Scott, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bosnic, Dwyer. (19)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
I HerIEENA140W 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 April 30, 2014,
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 30th day of April 2014.
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Lisa Brown, Oakland County