HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2007.04.26 - 28340Miscellaneous Resolution # 07109
BY: Commissioner Eric Coleman, District #23
RE: Board of Commissioners — Support for National Children's Day on May 25 th and the
"Take 25" Initiative
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the roots of National Missing Children's Day goes back to the 1970s and 1980s, when a
number of high profile child abductions revealed there existed no organized plans and efforts to find
missing children. The first case was Etan Patz who disappeared from a New York City street while
on his way to school, on May 25, 1979; and
WHEREAS the momentum and public awareness was heightened following the 29 missing and
murdered children of Atlanta. This led to photographs of missing children on milk cartons and,
ultimately, a nationwide movement; and
WHEREAS the United States Department of Justice estimates that more than 50,000 children will
be victims of non-family abductions each year. While the rate of recovery in such kidnappings is
approximately 99 percent, the trauma of abduction affects far too many. No young person in
America should ever know the terror of abduction, and no family should ever have to experience the
nightmare of having a loved one suddenly taken; and
WHEREAS in 1983, President Ronald Regan proclaimed May 25 National Missing Children's Day.
Each administration since has honored this annual reminder to the nation to renew its efforts to
reunite missing children with their families and make child protection a national priority; and
WHEREAS National Missing Children's Day is a reminder to all parents and guardians of the need
for high-quality photographs of their children for use in case of an emergency, and for the need for
everyone to pay close attention to the posters and photographs of missing children; and
WHEREAS on National Missing Children's Day, we join with families, law enforcement officials, and
child advocates to highlight our commitment to stopping the abduction and exploitation of children.
During this year's observance, we celebrate the progress we have made in safeguarding children,
and we renew our dedication to protecting our most vulnerable citizens and our most valuable
resources; and
WHEREAS the National Center for Missing and Exploited children is promoting a national "Take 25"
initiative to encourage parents and educators to take 25 minutes on May 25 th to talk to children
about ways to be safer; and
WHEREAS not just on Missing Children's day, but everyday, each of us, in our own way, must do all
we can to bring our missing children home;
WHEREAS we applaud the partnership of the National Association of Counties and the National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children, from which the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
created the Prevention of the Sexual Exploitation of Children Taskforce, whose dedicated members
are hosting the first town hall meeting in the nation on May 2, 2007, to give parents, schools officials,
and community leaders the resources and necessary tools to help protect children. This hopefully
will be a catalyst for other communities to spearhead similar efforts.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
proclaim May 25, 2007, as National Missing Children's Day in Oakland County.
tattpei,otove the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners call upon Oakland
County families, law enforcement officials, and child advocates to join in commemorating this
observance by participating in the "Take 25" initiative and celebrating those children who have been
returned to their loved ones, remembering those young people who are missing, and continuing to
work together on every front to protect our children from those who would seek to harm them.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
adopted resolution to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; the Prevention of the
Sexual Exploitation of Children Taskforce; and the Oakland County Child Abuse and Neglect
Council.
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Resolution #07109 April 26, 2007
Moved by Coleman supported by Hatchett to suspend the rules and vote on MISCELLANEOUS
RESOLUTION #07109— BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL CHILDREN'S DAY
ON MAY 25TH AND THE "TAKE 25" INITIATIVE.
Vote on motion to suspend the rules:
AYES: Jacobsen, Kowall, Long, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Rogers, Scott, Spector, Suarez,
Woodward, Zack, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell,
Gosselin, Gregory, Greimel, Hatchett. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on MISCELLANEOUS
RESOLUTION #07109 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL CHILDREN'S DAY
ON MAY 25TH AND THE "TAKE 25" INITIATIVE carried.
Moved by Coleman supported by Hatchett the resolution be adopted.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Kowall, Long, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Rogers, Scott, Spector, Suarez, Woodward,
Zack, Bullard, Burns, Coleman, Coulter, Crawford, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Gregory,
Greimel, Hatchett, Jacobsen. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Ruth Johnson, Clerk of the County o 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 26, 2007, 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 26th day of Apri., 2007.
DGEC COW EXECUTIVE ACTION