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MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #18148
BY: Commissioners Janet Jackson, District #21; Gary McGillivray, District #20; Bill Dwyer, District #14;
Eileen Kowa, District #6; Bob Hoffman, District #2; Shelley Taub, District #12; Marcia Gershenson,
District #13; Tom Berman, District #5; Wade Fleming, District #16; Helaine Zack, District #18; Hugh
Crawford, District #9; and Christine Long, District #7
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - DECLARATION OF MAY 25, 2018 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 2200, 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 of the 25,000 runaways reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in
2017, 1 in 7 were likely sex trafficking victims; and
WHEREAS 86% of these children who are likely sex trafficking victims were in the care of social services
or foster care when they went missing; 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 4, 2018, 897 children have been successfully recovered as a result of the program;
and
WHEREAS as of December 2016, the NCMEC's toll free, 24 hour call center has received more than 4.3
million calls since it was created in 1984. Information about missing or exploited children can be reported
to the call center at 1.800.THE.LOST (1.800.843.5678); and
WHEREAS the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children initiated the Take 25® national child
safety campaign to encourage families to take 25 minutes to talk to their children about safety and
abduction prevention. The Take 25® campaign heightened awareness about child safety issues; and
WHEREAS H.R. 1808 — Improving Support for the Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017 has been
introduced to amend and improve the Missing Children's Assistance Act. The bipartisan legislation will
further the mission of NCMEC• to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation and prevent
future victimization. The Senate referred H.R. 1808 to the Committee on the Judiciary, May 24, 2017; 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, 2018 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,
2018 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).
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Resolution #18148 May 2, 2018
Moved by Jackson supported by KowaII to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution
#18148 — Board of Commissioners — Declaration of May 25, 2018 as National Missing Children's Day in
Oakland County.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #18148 — Board of Commissioners — Declaration of May 25, 2018 as National Missing
Children's Day in Oakland County.
Moved by Jackson supported by KowaII the resolution be adopted.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Tietz, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Berman, Bowman, Crawford,
Fleming, Gershenson, Gingell, Jackson, KowaII, Long, McGillivray, Middleton. (18)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
Commissioner Jackson addressed the Board to dedicate this to Danielle.
9 HEREBVAPPIWE THIS RESOLUTION
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANT TO ViiiCL 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 2, 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 29° day of May, 2018.
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Lisa Brown, Oakland County