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Resolution
WHEREAS, sexual assault is an intolerable violent crime with public health implications for
every person in the County of Butte as a victim/survivor or as a family member, significant
other, neighbor or co-worker of a victim survivor;
WHEREAS, no one person, organization, agency ar community can eliminate sexual assault on
their own we must work together to educate our entire population about what can be done to
prevent sexual assault, support victim survivors and their significant others, and increase support
for agencies providing services to victimisurvivors;
WHEREAS, Rape Crisis Intervention and Prevention has led the way in the County of Butte in:
addressing sexual assault by providing 24-hour hotline services to victimisurvivars and their
significant others, responding to emergency calls, offering support and comfort to those impacted
by sexual assault during medical exams, criminal proceedings, and empowering those impacted
by sexual assault to chart their own course for healing;
WHEREAS, ending sexual assault in the County of Butte must include active public and private
efforts to Shine.The Light On Sexual Violence in collaboration with Rape Crisis Intervention and
Prevention, including conversation about what sexual violence is, how to prevent it, how to help
survivors connect with crucial counseling and other support services, and how every segment of
our society can work together to better address sexual violence;
WHEREAS, staff and volunteers of sexual assault programs in the County of Butte work year
round to encourage every person in County of Butte to Shine The Light On Sexual Violence and
to support survivors by providing prevention education and survivor empowerment information
to schools, churches, civic organizations, as well as medical, mental health, law enforcement,
education, and criminal justice personnel regarding sexual assault issues;
WHEREAS, Rape Crisis Intervention and Prevention has set an important example of how
forging collaborative relationships between service agencies and organizations serves to improve
the quality of service for those most profoundly and directly impacted by sexual violence, thus
setting an important example for how the rest of the community might work together to speak
out and find solutions to sexual violence;
WHEREAS, Rape Crisis Intervention and Prevention requests public support and assistance as
it continues its effort to bring real hope for freeing County of Butte from the tragedy of sexual
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING APRIL 2010 AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS
violence to create a future where all women, men and children can live free from violence and
exploitation,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors hereby proclaim the
month of April 2010 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 30~h day of March,
2010 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Dolan, Kirk, Lambert, Yamaguchi and Chair Connelly
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
ATTEST:
Scott Tand
Clerk ofit'~i
Chief
Bill Connelly, Chair
Butte County Board of Supervisors
Officer and
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