HomeMy WebLinkAbout23-085RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING AUGUST 2023 AS "CHILD SUPPORT AWARENESS MONTH"
WHEREAS, The Mission of the Butte County Department of Child Support Services is "CSS and Parents working
together for Children"; and
WHEREAS, Child Support Awareness Month celebrates the important emotional and financial parental support
that creates a brighter future for our children, helping them to perform better in school, have improved emotional
development, a greater level of curiosity, better health, become more productive, strengthened parent/child relationships
and a stable home life; and
WHEREAS, Child Support Services is modernizing and adapting technological advances like electronic document
signing and simplified online enrollment process which has made it easier for parents to access the services they need;
and
WHEREAS, During Child Support Awareness Month, it is important to remember that every family, in all their
diverse shapes and sizes, has different wants and needs, but we all have the same shared goal: protecting and uplifting
the generations of our future; and
WHEREAS, There are over 8,519 cases in Butte County alone in which the services of the Butte County Department
of Child Support Services are required, orders have been established in 8,035 cases, paternity has been established for
6,674 children and parents have paid over $13,791,812 toward the support of their children during the current federal
fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, During the month of August 2023, parents who have fallen behind in making their child support
payments are encouraged to contact the child support office to make a payment, seek modification of their child support
order, get their licenses released, obtain a repayment plan, and find out whether they qualify for a compromise on an
overdue balance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors hereby recognize the month of
August 2023 as "Child Support Awareness Month" and commends parents who regularly pay their child support and the
Department of Child Support Services for their steadfast commitment to improving the quality of life for Butte County's
children.
vote
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 8s' day of August, 2023, by the following
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Durfee, Ritter, Teeter, and Chair Kimmelshue
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
Andy Pickett, Chief Administrative Officer
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By:
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