Item E1
* Requested 5-minutes for
"calling out" local adoption
information.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:
11/20/02
Division: Mayor McCoy
Bulk Item: Yes_No X
Department: BOCC-3
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Proclamation proclaiming the month of November 2002 as National Adoption Month and
November 23,2002 National Adoption Day.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: Yes_No_
COST TO COUNTY:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes_No_AMOUNT PER MONTH_YEAR
APPROVED BY: County Atty_ OMB/Purchasin!L-
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
DOCUMENTATION: Included: X
DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM #
8
Revised 2/27/01
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J'roclamation
~,' all children need the love, support and stability
of a family; and
WHEREAS, in the state of Florida
frOlll the familiee who gave birth to
living in temporary foster h~s; and
children
them and
are
are
separated
currently
WHEREAS, the majority of thee. children will not, return to
their birth famili.es and are in need of loving, caring adopt.i. v.
families; and
WBERBAs, brothers and si.sters currently liVing in separate
foster hCllllles are asking to be adopted by families who can give
th_ an opportunity to li. va together; and
WBBREAS, many adolescents living in foeter care f_l they
are too old to be adopted yet they long for the sense of
belonging that adoption could provide; and
WBERBAS, currently in Monroe County there are children i.n
need of loving, caring, adopti va hOlll8s
WHEREAS, within our ci ty
filled wi th love, courage and
children realize their dream
family; and
and county, there are families
coaapassion who can help waiting
of permanently belonging to a
WBEREAS, those families that have already adopted children
deserve community and, agency support to sustain these adoptions,
HOW, TBEREI'ORB, I, CIlARLBS "SONNY" McCOY, by virtue of the
authority vested in lIle as Mayor of Monroe County, Florida, do
hereby proclaim November 23rd as National Adoption Day and the
month of November 2002 a8:
National
h
DATED this
01()~
day of NOvember, 2002.
c~s "SONNY" McCOY,
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