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RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING OCTOBER 1995 AS
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
AYES: Supervisors Meyer, Dolan, Houx, Thomas and Chair Mcl,aughl.in
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
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ED McLAUGHLiN, hair
Board of Supcn~isors
and
WHEREAS, one viole~lt erimc is committed in America every 12 seconds; and
WHEREAS, child abuse is 15 times more likely to occur in families «~hcrc domestic violence is present;
WHEREAS, erimc victims play an indispensable role in bringing offenders to justice and, thus, preventing
further violence: and
WHEREAS, as a comnnu~ity devoted to safety and freedom for all, we must plant the seeds of equality to
protect and restore crime victims' rights; and
WHEREAS, harvesting_justiee over the past two decades has been accomplished in part by the millions of
survivors of erimc, their families and advocates; and
WHEREAS, the Bulle-Glenn Family Violence Prevention Cow~cil and the Family Resource Team of Butte
a~7d Glenn Counties arc joining forces with victim service programs, criminal justice officials and concerned citizens
throughout the Butte County and America to observe October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors reaffirms a
commitment to address family violence issues during 199 and designates the month of Ocrobcr 1995 as Butte
County Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
PASSED AND ADOPTED b_v the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 10th dav_ of October 199 by
talc following vote:
ATTEST:
JOHN S. BLACKLOCK, Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Deputy