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G BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
County of Monroe Mayor Sylvia Murphy,District 5
The Florida Keys l'U � � Mayor Pro Tern Danny Kolhage,District 1
�pw° Michelle Coldiron,District 2
Heather Carruthers,District 3
David Rice,District 4
County Commission Meeting
October 16, 2019
Agenda Item Number: B2
Agenda Item Summary #6176
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: BOCC District 5
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Susan Ptomey (305) 453-8787
9:00 a.m.
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Proclamation declaring October 24, 2019 as World Polio Day in
Monroe County, Florida.
ITEM BACKGROUND: For more than 30 years, Rotary and its partners have driven the effort to
eradicate polio worldwide and Rotary's advocacy efforts have played a role in decisions by governments to
contribute more than $8 billion to this effort and Rotary has contributed more than US$1.9 billion and
countless volunteer hours to protecting more than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries. The proclamation
calls attention to the fight for a polio-free world.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
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Polio proclamation
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Revenue Producing: If yes, amount:
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REVIEWED BY:
Bob Shillinger Completed 10/01/2019 3:54 PM
Kathy Peters Completed 10/01/2019 4:40 PM
Board of County Commissioners Pending 10/16/2019 9:00 AM
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WHEREAS, for more than 30 years, Rotary and its partners have driven the effort to eradicate
polio worldwide and Rotary's advocacy efforts have played a role in decisions by governments to
contribute more than $8 billion to this effort and Rotary has contributed more than US$1.9 billion
and countless volunteer hours to protecting more than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries; and
WHEREAS, Rotary in 1985 launched Polio Plus and in 1988 helped establish the Global Polio
Eradication Initiative, which today includes the World Health Organization, U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, UNICEF, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to
immunize the children of the world against polio; and — Rotary has reduced polio cases by 99.9
percent, from 350,000 cases in 125 countries, to just 33 cases caused by wild virus in 2018; and
WHEREAS, these efforts are providing much-needed operational support, medical staff,
laboratory equipment, and educational materials for health workers and parents; and 31
WHEREAS, in Key West the three Rotary Clubs have joined together to conduct Purple Pinkie 2
Day on Thursday, October 24', World Polio Day; and a
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Therefore, I, Sylvia Murphy, Mayor of Monroe County, do hereby proclaim October 24th
World Polio Day in Monroe County and encourage all citizens to join me and Rotary
International in the fight for a polio-free world.
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