HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2021.04.29 - 34376REQUESTING SUSPENSION
OF THE BOARD RULES FOR
IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
UNDER NEW BUSINESS
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #21167
BY: Commissioners Christine Long, District #7; David Woodward, District #19; Charlie Cavell, District 18;
Bob Hoffman, District #2; Adam Kochenderfer, District #15; Marcia Gershenson, District #13; Thomas
Kuhn, District #11; Gary McGillivray, District #20; Chuck Moss, District #12; Philip Weipert, District #8;
Penny Luebs, District #16; Yolanda Charles, District #17; Janet Jackson, District #21; Karen Joliat, District
#4; Eileen Kowall, District #6; Gwen Markham, District #9; William Miller, District #14; Kristen Nelson,
District #5; Angela Powell, District #10; Michael Spisz, District #3; and Michael Gingell, District #1
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL NURSES WEEK —
MAY 6 - 12, 2021
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS since 1991, National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 61h through May 12th; and
WHEREAS May 6th is also known as National Recognition Day for Nurses and May 12th is the birthday of
Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing; and
WHEREAS National Nurses Week is a time of year to reflect on the important contributions that nurses
make to provide safe, high -quality health care; and
WHEREAS nurses are known to be patient advocates, acting fearlessly to protect the lives of those under
their care; and
WHEREAS nurses represent the largest segment of the health care workforce, with an estimated population
of 3,900,000 registered nurses in the United States; and
WHEREAS nurses are leading in the delivery of quality care in a transformed health care system that
improves patient outcomes and safety; and
WHEREAS the Institute of Medicine's Future of Nursing report has called for the nursing profession to meet
the call for leadership in a team -based delivery model; and
WHEREAS nurses consistently deliver high -quality care with positive patient outcomes when they are
allowed to work to the full extent of their education and training; and
WHEREAS when nurse staffing levels increase, the risk of patient complications and length of hospital
stays decrease, resulting in cost savings; and
WHEREAS nurses are experienced researchers, and their work encompasses a wide scope of scientific
inquiry including clinical research, health systems and outcomes research, and nursing education research;
and
WHEREAS nurses provide culturally and ethnically competent care and are educated to be sensitive to
regional and community customs of persons needing care; and
WHEREAS nurses are well -positioned to provide leadership to eliminate health care disparities that exist
in the Nation; and
WHEREAS nurses are the cornerstone of the public health infrastructure, promoting healthy lifestyles and
educating communities on disease prevention and health promotion; and
WHEREAS nurses are strong allies to Congress as they help inform, educate, and work closely with
legislators to improve the education, retention, recruitment, and practice of all nurses and, more importantly,
the health and safety of the patients they care for; and
WHEREAS nurses have been voted as the Nation's most honest and ethical profession for the past 15
years; and
WHEREAS nurses touch lives from birth to the end of life; and
WHEREAS now more than ever, nurses are rising to the Nation's continuing challenge during the COVID-
19 crisis making sacrifices to care for those in need.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners supports the
designation of National Nurses Week from May 6 - 12, 2021 as founded by the American Nurses
Association.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners recognizes the exceptional contributions
of nurses to the health care system and encourages the residents of Oakland County to observe National
Nurses Week with appropriate recognition, ceremonies, activities, and programs to demonstrate the
importance of nurses to the everyday lives of patients and their dedication during the national COVID-19
crisis to ensure the health and public safety of all citizens.
Chairperson, we move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Gb-mm ssioner Yolanda Charles
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Commissioner Kristen Nelson
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Resolution #21167 April 29, 2021
Moved by Long seconded by Weipert to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution #21167
— Board of Commissioners — Recognition of National Nurses Week — May 6-12, 2021.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #21167 — Board of Commissioners — Recognition of National Nurses Week — May 6-12, 2021
carried.
Moved by Long seconded by Weipert the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
AYES: Long, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Moss, Nelson, Powell, Spisz, Weipert,
Woodward, Cavell, Charles, Gershenson, Hoffman, Jackson, Joliat, Kowall, Kuhn. (19)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
I HEREBY APPROVE THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
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 April 29, 2021,
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 Circuit Court at Pontiac,
Michigan this 29th day of April, 2021.
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Lisa Brown, Oakland County