HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2016.04.21 - 22325REQUESTING SUSPENSION
OF THE BOARD RULES FOR
IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #16109 UNDER NEW BUSINESS
BY: Commissioner Janet Jackson, District 21
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - DECLARATION OF MAY 25, 2016 AS NATIONAL MISSING
CHILDREN'S DAY IN OAKLAND COUNTY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
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 12, 2016, 822 children have been successfully recovered as a result of the program;
and
WHEREAS as of December 2015, the NCMEC's toll free, 24 hour call center has received more than 4.2
million calls since it was created in 1984. Information about missing or exploited children can be reported
to the call center at 1.800.THELOST (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 safety tips,
conversation starters and event planning guides. Additional information is available at www.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 25, 2016 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 and sexual exploitation, appropriate
protective measures, and ways to respond and seek help from law enforcement, social services, and the
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.
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,
2016 as being set aside as National Missing Children's Day as part of Oakland County, Michigan's
continuing efforts to prevent the abduction and sexual exploitation of children.
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 #16109 April 21, 2016
Moved by Jackson supported by Middleton to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution
#16109 — Board of Commissioners — Declaration of May 25, 2016 as National Mission Children's Day in
Oakland County.
Vote on motion to suspend the rules:
AYES: Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Scott,
Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bowman, Crawford, Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell,
Gosselin. (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #16109 — Board of Commissioners — Declaration of May 25, 2016 as National Mission
Children's Day in Oakland County carried.
Moved by Jackson supported by Taub the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Scott, Spisz,
Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bowman, Crawford, Dwyer, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin,
Hoffman. (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
I HEREIVAPPI-AOVE THIS RESOLUTION
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANT TO WICL 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 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.