HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2014.05.15 - 21350MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION # 14125 14 &ale- A=V t 0
BY: Commissioners Janet Jackson, District 21 and Shelley G. Taub, District #12 HO -k:116.---bt
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS – DECLARATION OF MAY 25, 2014 AS NATIONAL 1.31i
MISSING CHILDREN'S DAY IN OAKLAND COUNTY (1
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Is tle: 41—
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 2, 2014, 688 children have been successfully recovered as a
result of the program; and
WHEREAS, as of Dec. 2013, NCMEC's toll free, 24-hour call center has received more than
3,899.964 calls since it was created in 1984. Information about missing or exploited children can
be reported to the call center by calling 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
internet safety tips, conversation starters and event planning guides. Additional information is
available at vvww.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, sexual
exploitation, and human trafficking, which includes appropriate protective measures and ways to
respond and seek help from law enforcement, social services, and the National Center for
Missing & Exploited Children.
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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, 2014 as being set aside as National Missing Children's Day as part of Oakland County,
Michigan's continuing efforts to prevent the abduction, sexual exploitation of children, and
human trafficking.
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).
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Resolution #14125 May 15, 2014
Moved by Jackson supported by Weipert to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution
#14125 — Board of Commissioners — Declaration of May 25, 2014 as National Missing Children's Day in
Oakland County.
Vote on motion to suspend the rules:
AYES: Long, Matis, McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Runestad, Scott, Spisz, Taub, Weipert,
Woodward, Bosnic, Crawford, Dwyer, Gingell, Gosselin, Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson. (19)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #14125 — Board of Commissioners — Declaration of May 25, 2014 as National Missing
Children's Day in Oakland County carried.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Jackson supported by Weipert the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Matis, McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Runestad, Scott, Spisz, Taub, Weipert,
Woodward, Bosnic, Crawford, Dwyer, Gingell, Gosselin, Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson, Long. (19)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
I HEREBY APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECOTRIE
ACTING PURSUANT TO IVICL 45.55M (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 15, 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 15th day of May 2014.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County