HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2016.04.21 - 22285REPORT April 21, 2016
BY: General Government Committee, Christine Long, Chairperson
IN RE: MR #16084 - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — DESIGNATION OF JUNE 2016 AS
NATIONAL SAFETY MONTH IN OAKLAND COUNTY AND SUPPORT OF 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
11, 2016, 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 #16084
BY: Commissioners Michael Spisz, District #3; Bill Dwyer, District #14; Marcia Gershenson, District #13 SC.n
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — DESIGNATION OF JUNE 2016 AS NATIONAL SAFETY MONTH IN
OAKLAND COUNTY AND SUPPORT OF EFFORTS TO PROMOTE FIREARMS SAFETY .1
To the 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 Sheriff's Office, the National
Project Child Safe/NSSF organization, Crime Stoppers, and over 30 local law enforcement agencies came
together in June 2015 to successful distribute more than 3,000 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 37 studied
school shootings (1974-2000) the attacker obtained their gun from home; and
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 2016 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.
Chairperson, I move thejadoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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Resolution #16084 March 30, 2016
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.
Resolution #16084 April 21, 2016
Moved by Kochenderfer supported by Quarles the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent
Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Long,
McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Scott, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bowman,
Crawford. (20)
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 HEREBY APPROVE THIS PIESOLUTI(d ,
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANT TO MCL 45.559A (i)
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 21 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 21 st day of April, 2016.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County