HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2018.06.13 - 23645REPORT (MISC. #18227) June 13, 2018 ' BY: Commissioner Christine Long, Chairperson, General Government Committee
IN RE: MR #18227 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — DESIGNATION OF JUNE 2018 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 June 4, 2018,
reports with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I move the acceptance of the foregoing
report.
Comenioner Christine Long, ict #7
Chairperson, General Governm ommittee
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #18227
BY: Commissioners Bill Dwyer, District #14; Michael Spisz, District #3, Marcia Gershenson, District #13;
Janet Jackson, District #21; Gary McGillivray, District #20; Tom Berman, District #5; Wade Fleming,
District #16; Hugh Crawford, District #9; Eileen KowaII, District #6; Shelley Taub, District #12; Helaine
Zack, District #18; and Doug Tietz, District #11
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — DESIGNATION OF JUNE 2018 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:
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°/D 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"; and
WHEREAS the Gun Violence Study Group of the Public Service Committee is undertaking plans to
conduct a countywide effort to recognize National Safety Month with the goal of promoting firearms
safety, including partnerships with numerous organizations; and
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 have successfully distributed more than 10,000 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 "of 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; and
WHEREAS Oakland County leaders and law enforcement officials must continue to increase public
awareness of the safe storage and handling of firearms to prevent accidental death and illegal gun
trafficking.
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ComMissioner Marc) Gershenson
District #13
Cornmi sioner Hugh Crwford
Dist ic #9
Commissioner S
District #12
CorKnissioner Doug Tietz
istridt #11
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CommistiontiGar McGillivray
District #20
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
recognizes June 2018 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 the Oakland County Sheriff, the Oakland County Chiefs of Police
Association, the National Safety Council and the Oakland County Fire Chiefs Association.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
Commissioner Bill Dwyer Commissioner Michael Spisz
District #14 District #3
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Resolution #18227 May 17, 2018
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no
objections.
Lfris,
Resolution #18227 June 13, 2018
Moved by Hoffman supported by Zack the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended
Consent Agenda be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted),
AYES: Crawford, Fleming, Gershenson, Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, KowaII, Long,
McGillivray, Middleton, Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Tietz, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Berman,
Bowman. (19)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the amended
Consent Agenda were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
I HEREBY APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION
CHIEF DERRY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANT TO MCL 46,569A (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 June 13, 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 13'11 day of June, 2018.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County