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COUNTY MICHIGAN
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
June 7, 2022
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #22-188
Sponsored By: David Woodward
Board of Commissioners - Resolution Declaration of June 3, 2022, as National Gun Violence Awareness
Day in Oakland County and Support the Wear Orange Campaign
Chairperson and Members of the Board:
WHEREAS people across the country will be wearing orange to pay tribute to the 38,000 people who are killed
annually by guns in our country; and
WHEREAS sadly, for every person killed by guns, an average of two more are wounded; and
WHEREAS gun deaths take many forms including suicides, cases of domestic violence, accidental shootings,
and homicides; and
WHEREAS by proclaiming June 3, 2022, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day, Oakland County will be
joining hundreds of other communities across the county to bring attention to these tragedies; and
WHEREAS the color orange has been chosen because it is bright and is the color that hunters wear for gun
safety as a way to protect their own lives and the lives of others; and
WHEREAS the color orange has been selected to be a symbol for the value of human life and the Wear Orange
Campaign is dedicated to honoring the lives of Americans affected by gun violence and elevating the voices of
every American who demands an end to gun violence; and
WHEREAS the first National Gun Violence Awareness Day was held on June 2, 2015, and the date chosen by
the fellow classmates of Hadiya Pendleton, to pay tribute to the 15-year-old honor student who was shot and
killed in Chicago about a week after she and her classmates performed at President Obama's second
inauguration; and
WHEREAS the Oakland County Board of Commissioners stands firm in its commitment and continuous
efforts to prevent and diminish gun violence and pledge to do all we can to keep firearms out of the wrong
hands, and encourage responsible gun ownership to help keep our children safe; and
WHEREAS June 3, 2022, is recognized as National Gun Violence Awareness Day to honor all victims and
survivors of gun violence.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
recognizes June 3, 2022, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in Oakland County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners proudly support the Wear
Orange Campaign and urge residents and visitors to wear orange on June 3rd to show support for ending gun
violence in America.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this adopted
resolution to Oakland County elected officials and the National Safety Council.
Chairperson, the following Commissioners are sponsoring the foregoing Resolution: David Woodward.
6zid. Date: June 07, 2022
David Woodward, Commissioner
Date: June 09, 2022
Hilarie Chambers, Deputy County Executive II
Date: June 09, 2022
Lisa Brown, County Clerk J Register of Deeds
COMMITTEE TRACKING
2022-05-17 Legislative Affairs & Government Operations - recommend to Board
2022-06-07 Full Board
VOTE TRACKING
Motioned by Commissioner Penny Luebs seconded by Commissioner Eileen Kowall to adopt the attached
Resolution: Declaration of June 3, 2022, as National Gun Violence Awareness Day in Oakland County and
Support the Wear Orange Campaign.
Yes: David Woodward, Michael Gingell, Michael Spisz, Karen Joliat, Kristen Nelson, Eileen Kowall,
Christine Long, Philip Weipert, Gwen Markham, Angela Powell, Thomas Kuhn, Charles Moss, Marcia
Gershenson, William Miller III, Yolanda Smith Charles, Charles Cavell, Penny Luebs, Janet Jackson, Gary
McGillivray, Robert Hoffman, Adam Kochenderfer (21)
No: None (0)
Abstain: None (0)
Absent: (0)
Passed
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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 7, 2022, 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 on Tuesday, June 7, 2022.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County Clerk /Register of Deeds