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hesolution No. o4-z21
RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING DECEMBER 2004 AS
DRUNK AND DRUGGED llRIVING YREVEN'I'ION MONTH
IN BUTTE COUNTY
WHEREAS, motor vehicle crashes kill over 40,000 people and injure three million every
year, at a cost to society of some $1.50 billion annually; and
WHEREAS, alcohol-related crashes account for approximately 40 percent of those
deaths and injuries; and
WHEREAS, the December holiday season is traditionally one of the most deadly times
of the year for alcohol-impaired driving; anti
WHEREAS, the Butte County Department of Behavioral Health will be celebrating
Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month through Project Downshift's Commitment
Petition; and
WHEREAS, community members will be committing to not drink and drive, and
ensuring that they will be positive adult role models by not having alcohol as the main focus this
holiday season; and
WHEREAS, organizations from around the community are joining together to °Take a
Stand Against hnpaired Driving" this December by supporting anti-impaired driving programs
such as DUI Checkpoints, Lights on fc~r Life, and Project Downshift; and
WHEREAS, the County of Butte is a partner in that effort to make our roads and streets
safer.
NOW,1'IILREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors
hereby proclaims December 2004 as National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month in
the County of Butte, and hereby calls upon all citizens, government agencies, business leaders,
hospitals, schools, and public and private institutions in County at Butte to promote awareness of
the impaired driving problem, to support programs and policies to reduce the incidence of
impaired driving, to promote safer and healthier behaviors regarding the use of alcohol and other
drugs, and to provide opportunities for all to participate in "Take a Stand Against Impaired
Driving" this December holiday season and throughout the year.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 14`h day of
December 200d by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Dolan, Haux, Josiassen, Yamaguchi and Chair Beeler
NOES None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
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R. J. BEELER, Chair
ATTEST
PAITL MCINTOSH, Chief Administrative Officer
And Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
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Deputy