HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2016.02.04 - 22198REQUESTING SUSPENSION
OF THE BOARD RULES FOR
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IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
UNDER NEW BUSINESS
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #16029 ,,,, ,.- --, ii- r,erctieo( av) BY: Commissioner Janet Jackson, District #21 - " '-. - ' I ', . .--, ,-, - - • . --
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - DESIGNATION OF FEBRUARY 7, 2016 AS THE 16 TH
j ANNUAL NATIONAL BLACK HIV/AIDS AWARENESS DAY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
• Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS February 7, 2016, will mark the 16th year commemoration and observance of National Black
HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; and
WHEREAS this day is an opportunity to remember our lost loved ones, empower our communities, and
have an impact on our future; and
WHEREAS more than 1.2 million people 13 years and older in the United States are living with HIV
infection, and almost one 1 in 7 (14%) are unaware of their infection; and
WHEREAS it is estimated that almost a third of the 156,000 people unaware of their infection are Black;
and
WHEREAS gay and bisexual men account for the majority of the new infections among African
Americans; young gay and bisexual men aged 13 -24 are the most affected of this group; and
WHEREAS the rate of new HIV infection among Blacks is eight (8) times that of Whites based on the U.S.
population size; and
WHEREAS if current trends continue 1 in 16 African American Men will be diagnosed with HIV in their
lifetime and 1 in 32 African American Women will be diagnosed with HIV; and
WHEREAS on this day a nationwide effort to mobilize Black communities to get educated, get tested, get
involved and get treated around HIV/AIDS, as it continues to devastate Black communities; and
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WHEREAS in 2015, Oakland County Health Division counseled and tested 9,480 residents of Oakland
County for HIV; and
WHEREAS in honor of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day the Oakland County Health Division will
be offering, through a grant, free HIV testing at Affirmations in Ferndale on Tuesday, February 9, 2016;
and
WHEREAS we recognize and support the collaborative approach of the National Organization of Black
County Officials (NOBCO) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) in achieving their goals to
reduce new HIV infections, improve health outcomes for individuals living with HIV, and to reduce HIV
related disparities; and
WHEREAS it is fitting that we join with local, national and international community stakeholders to
express our strong support for National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and the initiatives that work to
prevent the transmission of HIV and reduce AIDS diagnoses in Black communities and provide access to
and utilization of HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and support services to those affected by HIV/AIDS.
NOW THEREFORE-1.-T BE RE.LVE.Qthat the Oakland County Board of Commissioners does hereby
designate February 7, 2016, as Nationa 6 HIV/AIDS Awareness Day in Oakland County, Michigan
and encourage local residents to strongly sup act_ this day and participate in events planned to
commemorate the occasion. ..---- .- Chairperson, we move the adoption of the fore9hing resoluti
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Resolution #16029 February 4, 2016
Moved by Jackson supported by Taub to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution
#16029 — Board of Commissioners — Designation of February 7, 2016 as the 16 th Annual National Black
HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
Vote on motion to suspend the rules:
AYES: Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, KowaII, McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Spisz,
Taub, VVeipert, Zack, Bowman, Dwyer, Fleming, Gershenson. (16)
NAYS: Gosselin, Scott, Crawford. (3)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #16029 — Board of Commissioners — Designation of February 7, 2016 as the 16 th Annual
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day carried.
Discussion followed,
Moved by Jackson supported by Taub the resolution be adopted.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, KowaII, McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Spisz, Taub,
Weipert, Zack, Bowman, Dwyer, Fleming, Gershenson, Gingell. (16)
NAYS: Gosselin, Scott, Crawford. (3)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
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I HEREBY APPROVE THIS RESOU
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECU r IVE
ACTING PURSUANT TO MCL 45.5b;1A (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 February 4,
2016, 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 4th day of February, 2016.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County