HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2015.04.23 - 21794REPORT April 23, 2015
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: MR #15079 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — RECOGNITION OF JUNE 2015 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
13, 2015, reports with the recommendation 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 COMMITTEE
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
Miscellaneous Resolution # 15079
BY: Commissioner Bill Dwyer, District #14; Commissioner Michael Spisz, District #3; Commissioner
Janet Jackson, District #21; Commissioner Marcia Gershenson, District #13; Commissioner
• Gary McGillivray, District #20
RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — RECOGNITION OF JUNE 2016 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 utilized 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.
WHEREAS the ongoing efforts of the Oakland County Board of Commissioners to reduce gun violence
has earned national recognition with a National Association of Counties Achievement Award; and
WHEREAS a partnership of the Board of Commissioners, the Oakland County Sheriffs Office, the
National Project Child Safe/NSSF organization, Crime Stoppers, and over 38 local law enforcement
agencies came together in June 2014 to successful distribute more than 2,000 gun safety locks, at no
cost to participants; and
WHEREAS a study by the RAND Corporation of firearm storage patterns in U.S. homes found that "[o]f
the homes with children and firearms, 55% were reported to have 1 or more firearms in an unlocked
place," and 43% reported keeping guns without a trigger lock in an unlocked place", and
WHEREAS a 2005 study conducted by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in conjunction
with the Centers for Disease Control on adult firearm storage practices in U.S. homes found that over
1.69 million children and youth under age 18 are living in homes with loaded and unlocked firearms;
and
WHEREAS a 1999 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that more
than 75% of the guns used in youth suicide attempts and unintentional injuries were stored in the
residence of the victim, a relative, or a friend; and
WHEREAS the U.S. Secret Service and Department of Education determined in 65% of the cases of
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WHEREAS the safe storage of firearms helps prevent firearms from being stolen, reducing the risk of
illegal gun trafficking.
WHEREAS Oakland County leaders and law enforcement officials must continue to increase public
awareness of the safe storage and handling of firearms to prevent accident death and illegal gun
trafficking.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
recognizes June 2015 as National Safety Month in Oakland County and declares their support for
efforts to promote firearms safety education awareness and the distribution of gun safety devices.
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 #15079 March 18, 2015
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.
Resolution *15079 April 23, 2015
Moved by Spisz supported by McGillivray the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Hoffman, Jackson, Long, Matis, McGillivray,
Middleton, Quarles, Scott, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bowman, Crawford. (19)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda were adopted (with accompany reports being accepted).
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 April 23, 2015,
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 23rd day of April 2015.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County