HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2018.03.08 - 23359REQUESTING SUSPENSION
OF THE BOARD RULES FOR
IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
UNDER NEW BUSINESS
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION 1118079
i BY: Commissioners David Woodward, District #19; David Bowman, D-strict #10; Tom Middleton, District
#4; Helaine Zack, District #18 Mii-V-c r.n 6-eNk-vt.:,,,Nr, 13 -_;tfietW ' t a ob( f '2- feeed774,7,-- #-
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — RECOGNITION OF S CHOOL BREAKFAST WEEK IN
OAKLAND COUNTY — MARCH 5-9, 2018
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentleman:
WHEREAS begun as a pilot in 1966, today 11.6 million students in America receive a nutritious breakfast
each day through the School Breakfast Program; and.
WHEREAS in 1975, the School Breakfast Program received permanent authorization from Congress which
declared its intent that the program "be made available in all schools where it is needed to provide adequate
nutrition for children in attendance" with priority consideration for those schools with a special need to
improve the nutrition and dietary practices of children from low-income families; and
WHEREAS serving children breakfast at school significantly improves their cognitive or mental abilities,
enabling them to be more alert, pay better attention, and achieve proficiency on standardized test scores;
and
WHEREAS research shows the simple act of eating school breakfast can dramatically change a child's life,
resulting in higher test scores, calmer classrooms, fewer trips to the nurse, and better attendance and
graduation rates; and
WHEREAS breakfast consumption is also associated with other healthy lifestyle factors, and a University
of Michigan study found children who do not consume breakfast are more likely to be less physically active
and have a lower cardio respiratory fitness level than those students who exhibit habitual school-day
breakfast consumption; and
WHEREAS children who receive breakfast at school avoid chronic absenteeism, experience fewer health
problems associated with hunger, such as dizziness, lethargy, stomachaches and ear aches, and perform
significantly better than their peers who do not receive breakfast at school in terms of cooperation, discipline
and inter-personal behaviors; and
WHEREAS the School Breakfast Program has potential long-term economic benefits such as students who
attend class on a regular basis are 20% more likely to graduate from high school, in addition, high school
graduates typically earn $10,000 more per year and enjoy a 4% higher employment rate; and
WHEREAS a study sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service
found that elementary school-age students are more likely to participate in the School Breakfast Program
when they come from lower income households; and
WHEREAS failure to fully utilize the federally funded School Breakfast Program has substantial economic
costs that greatly reduce the return on educational investment in communities across the nation; and
WHEREAS schools are expanding breakfast service, inspiring businesses, non-profits and other public-
private partnerships to join the mission of feeding children; and
WHEREAS United Way for Southeastern Michigan strives to advance the quality of life for residents and
families in Oakland County by investing in programs like the School Breakfast Program; and
WHEREAS United Way for Southeastern Michigan, in partnership with Share Our Strength is helping to
provide funding to implement the School Breakfast Program in high-needs schools throughout Oakland
County.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby declares
March 5-9, 2018 as School Breakfast Week in Oakland County and encourages the support and utilization
of the federally assisted School Breakfast Program for the school children of Oakland County.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Resolution #18079 March 8, 2018
Moved by Woodward Supported by Weipert to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution
#18079 — Board of Commissioners — Recognition of School Breakfast Week in Oakland County — March
5-9, 2018.
Vote on motion to suspend the rules:
AYES: Zack, Berman, Bowman, Crawford, Dwyer, Fleming, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman,
Jackson, Kochenderfer, KowaII, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Weipert,
Woodward. (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #18079 - Board of Commissioners — Recognition of School Breakfast Week in Oakland
County — March 5-9, 2018 carried.
Moved by Woodward supported by Weipert the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Berman, Bowman, Crawford, Dwyer, Fleming, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson,
Kochenderfer, KowaII, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward,
Zack. (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
I NEWBY APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION
CHIEF DEPUTY couNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANT TO NICL 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 March 8, 2018,
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 8th day of March, 2018.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County