HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2016.05.05 - 22361REQUESTING SUSPENSION
OF THE BOARD RULES FOR
IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
UNDER NEW BUSINESS
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #16129
BY: Commissioners Shelley Taub, District #12; Helaine Zack, District #18; Nancy Quarles, District #17;
Marcia Gershenson, District #13; John Scott, District #5; Wade Fleming, District #16; Michael Spisz,
District #3; Hugh Crawford, District #9; Bill Dwyer, District #14; Robert Gosselin, District #11; Janet
Jackson, District #21; Eileen KowaII, District #6; Thomas Middleton, District #4
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — DESIGNATION OF JUNE 15, 2016 AS WORLD ELDER
ABUSE AWARENESS DAY
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the population of people age 65 and older is growing in the U.S. with 40.3 million reported in
the 2010 Census and this "Boomer Generation" effect will continue for decades; and
WHEREAS it is estimated by 2050 those 65 and older will make up 20% of the U.S. population; and
WHEREAS the fastest growing segment of this population are those 85 and up and it is projected by
2050 there will be 19 million people 85 years of age and older; and
WHEREAS with this growing elderly population there is also the growing risk of significant harm from
elder abuse to vulnerable elders; and
WHEREAS elder abuse is the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of vulnerable older adults usually by a
family member, caregiver or a person in a trusted relationship with the elder; and
WHEREAS there are over 2 million older adults who are victims of elder abuse each year and with as
many as 90,000 cases of elder abuse every year in the State of Michigan; and
WHEREAS the majority of elder abuse is unreported, making it a silent epidemic, resulting in only 1 of 14
cases ever being reported to the authorities; and
WHEREAS the effects of elder abuse - the physical, sexual, emotional, or financial - places elderly victims
at a high risk for premature death; and
WHEREAS the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) states elders who experience abuse had a 300%
higher risk of death when compared to those who had not been abused; and
WHEREAS the abuse experienced by older adults is life-changing and affects their psychological,
physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being and leaves the victim feeling there is nowhere to turn; and
WHEREAS the annual financial loss by victims of elder financial exploitation were estimated at $2.9
billion in 2009; and
WHEREAS elder abuse victims have a difficult time in seeking refuge from their abusive environment due
to the lack resources and safe, temporary shelters; and
WHEREAS June, 15, 2016 has been designated by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder
Abuse and the World Health Organization at the United Nations; and
WHEREAS much remains to be done to support our elders and prevent elder abuse; and
WHEREAS the continued support of our state and local community resources that provide counseling,
medical care, safe shelter, legal resources, and skilled nursing care all in an effort to assist older adults
who are vulnerable or in crisis with programs and services to support them in their time of need; and
WHEREAS the expansion of collaboration among community resources to create a network of support to
ensure safe and healthy living environments as well as for older adults to live as independently, as
possible, for as long as possible; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners recognizes June 15, 2016 as being set aside
as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day to prevent the abuse, neglect, and exploitation of vulnerable older
adults.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners does hereby
declare June 15, 2016 to be World Elder Abuse Awareness Day in Oakland County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners acknowledge the
serious need to support and protect the vulnerable older adult residents of Oakland County from being
victims of elder abuse, to support legislation and to raise public awareness about elder abuse.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds is requested to forward
copies of this adopted resolution to the National Center on Elder Abuse, the Area Agencies on Aging —
Michigan, the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services Aging and Adult Services Agency, the
Jewish Senior Life, the Board's legislative lobbyists, the Office of the Governor, the Office of the Attorney
General, and the Oakland County delegation to the Michigan Legislature.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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Resolution #16129 May 5, 2016
Moved by Taub supported by McGillivray to suspend the rules and vote on the Miscellaneous Resolution
#16129 — Board of Commissioners — Designation of June 15, 2016 as World Elder Abuse Awareness
Day,
Vote on motion to suspend the rules:
AYES: Hoffman, Jackson, KowaII, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Scott, Spisz, Taub,
Weipert, Zack, Crawford, Dwyer, Fleming, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin. (18)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #16129 — Board of Commissioners — Designation of June 15, 2016 as World Elder Abuse
Awareness Day carried.
Moved by Taub supported by McGillivray the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Jackson, KowaII, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Scott, Spisz, Taub, Weipert,
Zack, Crawford, Dwyer, Fleming, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Hoffman. (18)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted,
1-HEREBY Ali-PROVE 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 May 5, 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 5 th day of May, 2016. •••-_
Lisa Brown, Oakland County