HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-016RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY
ELDER FINANCIAL ABUSE AWARENESS WEEK IN BUTTE COUNTY
WHEREAS, the tragedy of eider abuse affects every community, city, and county in
California, and touches lives regardless of cultural, ethnic, religious, or socioeconomic status;
and
WHEREAS, the number of elder and dependent adult abuse victims and reports of abuse
continue to rise,. having nearly doubled in Butte County from 1998/99 to 1999/00; and
WHEREAS, the tragedy of elder financial abuse has been called, `'The Crime of the
New Decade", because only 1 in 14 victims make reports or ask for intervention resulting in
loss of homes, estates and life savings; and
WHEREAS, the collaboration among the Butte County District Attorney's Office, Butte
County Adult Protective Services, the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program and Legal Services
of Northern California in presenting a North State Conference on "Elder and Dependent Adult
Financial Abuse -Prosecution-2001" on May 1~` to law enforcement, public and private social
and health service agencies, financial institutions, professionals, volunteers, local leaders and
policy-makers is to be commended; and
WHEREAS, the observation of Elder Financial Abuse Awareness V~'eek provides an
excellent opporttimity for all citizens to become active in prevention activities and educated
and informed about all aspects of elder abuse and neglect and how to report all forms of
suspected abuse.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors
does hereby proclaim THE FIRST VdEEK OF MAY TO BE ELDER FINANCIAL, ABUSE
AWARENESS WEEIf IN BUTTE COUNTY;
AND, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of
Supervisors urges all citizens, public and private agencies, financial institutions and public
officials in this County to work together toward the reduction of elder financial abuse by
increasing education, information, and vigilance in all matters pertaining to reporting,
investigating, resolving and prosecuting cases of elder financial abuse.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte Caunty Board of Supervisors this 13`n day of
March 2001 by the fo]lo~c~ing vote:
AYES: Supervisors
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
Beeler, Dolan, Houx, Yamaguchi and Chair .Tosiassen
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CUi~T JOSIASSEN, Chair
Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
JOHN S. BLACKLOCK, Chief Administrative Officer
And Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
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