HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2009.05.07 - 9870REPORT (MISC. #09075) May 7, 2009
BY: GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE — Christine Long, Chairperson
RE: MR #09075 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — SUPPORTS EDUCATING MOBILE
TELEPHONE USERS TO STORE "IN CASE OF EMERGENCY" (ICE") LISTINGS ON
THEIR DEVICES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The General Government Committee, having considered the above titled resolution on April
27, 2009, recommends that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the General Government Committee, I movt U e auceptarice of the
foregoing report.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
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Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote with Potter, Capella and Hatchett absent.
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Miscellaneous Resolution #09075
BY: Commissioner Shelley G. Taub, District #16
RE: Board of Commissioners — Supports Educating Mobile Telephone Users to Store "In
Case of Emergency" (ICE") Listings on Their Devices
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS there are over 215 million cell phone users in the United States today. Industry experts
expect over 300 million users by 2010; and
WHEREAS the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in 2006 that 300 million
emergency room patients could not provide contact information because they were incapacitated;
and
WHEREAS many individuals, including teenagers, leave the home each day without any
identification or emergency contact information, yet carry a cell phone; and
WHEREAS a global campaign began in 2005 calling for individuals to program an "In Case of
Emergency" contact (or ICE for short) into their mobile phones; and
WHEREAS the "ICE'' telephone programming enables the first responders, such as paramedics,
firefighters and police officers, to identify victims and contact their relatives or close friends in order
to obtain important medical information; and
WHEREAS the American College of Emergency physicians recommends that people with cellular
phones add "ICE"' entries into their cell phone address books to assist medical professionals in
notifying the person's emergency contacts and to obtain critical medical information when a patient
arrives unconscious or unable to answer questions.
WHEREAS the process of programming an "ICE" contact in the memory of a cell phone is simple:
(1) CHOOSE a responsible person.
(2) INFORM this person that they are your emergency contact and then make sure they have
on hand all of the information a medic might need: a list of the medications you are taking,
all of your known allergies (especially to medications and food), and names and phone
numbers of your doctors.
(3) ADD this person's contact info into your cell phone using the heading/title ICE.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
recognizes the importance of educating mobile telephone users and emergency response personnel
on how the 'in Case of Emergency' (ICE) listing can be a source of valuable information in the case
of an emergency.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners urges the Oakland
County departments, local public safety officials, hospitals and schools to participate in process of
educating cell phone users on programming "ICE" numbers into their address books as a means to
provide critical medical information.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Clerk is requested to forward copies of this
adopted resolution to the Oakland County Executive, the Oakland County Sheriff, the Oakland
County Health Division, Oakland County Intermediate School District, Oakland County's cities,
villages and townships.
Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
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Resolution #09075 March 26, 2009
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the General Government Committee. There were no objections.
Resolution #09075 May 7, 2009
Moved by Middleton supported by Jackson the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent Agenda
be adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Burns, Capella, Coleman, Coulter. Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin, Greimel,
Hatchet Jackson, Jacobsen, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Runestad, Schwartz, Scott,
Woodward, Zack, Bullard. (22)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions (with fiscal notes attached) on the Consent Agenda
were adopted (with accompanying reports being accepted).
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Y APPROVE THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Ruth Johnson, 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 7, 2009, 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,
fvlichigan this 7th day of May, 2009.
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Ruth Johnson. County Clerk