Item B7
Board of County Commissioners
Agenda Item Summary
Meeting Date: April 18, 2001
Bulk Item: Yes [] No []
Division: Board of County Commissioners
George R. Neugent
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Presentation of a proclamation designating May 1, 2001 as LAW DAY with the
theme of "Protecting the Best Interests of Our Children",
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PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
RECOMMENDATION:
TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: YES [] NO []
COST TO COUNTY: $
REVENUE PRODUCING: YES [] NO [] AMT PER MONTH: YEAR:
APPROVED BY: COUNTY ATTY [] OMB/PURCHASING [] RISK MANAGEMENT C
APPROVAL: Lr..rr. ~ R. 1t<-'4--=t.
MAYOR (j1:0RGE R. NEUGENT
DISTRICT II
DOCUMENTATION: INCLUDED [] TO FOllOW C NOT REQUIRED C
DISPosmON:
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,WHEI?-EAs;a,sodety carl bejudged hot by hbwit serves its most powerful member'; buthow itpro~~'~
,its mostvulnera~* members:' ,Th~ year's '!-W DAY theme of "PROTECTING THE BEST1NTERESTS OI\OUR., .
CHILDREI(', presents pn opportuniW for 'us to focus on the youngest, most vulnerable'members of our society and.
to ask' ourselveS, ,(we, are' doing'the'best we' can hl oureffort to serve children;, arid' :' ", , .'
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'" .. WHEREAS, . for more tIlan 100 years" Am~ric.an courts and legislatures, havedlenotecl tnespeci~l ~ttentiqn '
our legal, system ,gives Children by reqyiring. that' deci~iQns ,be' in the l'be,;t interests 'of tll~ chikt.:~f, ':,Joqa,v m~.
words appear in many thqusands of court decisions,co"ering' a broa~ range or childr~n's issues.' ~StatliteS in,:all': ,.
50 states, Incorporate the' phr~se in' provisions addressing adoption, child abuse aoo negl,ect, 'foster care,. child, .I~':
custody, education reform, and juvenile delinquency; and ,."" '
, 'y)HEREAS, lAW DAY 200n an ripportunetime to say tllank you to those who wo~d.;~to~lIie .
best interests of children: .
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. Guardian ad. Utem Program staff
. Juv~nile Drug Court Program staff
,. . educators and Child care workers
. physicians am;1 psycho!ogists
. . social workers,and counselors
. youtlfagency staff mem~rs and volunteers
. lawyers and judges '
,WHEREAS, 'we appreciflte the efforts of professionals who williOgly exteOd' a~a,ndto ~hildren in'need
and speak up for those who cannot voice their own needs and concerns. LAW DAY'isa day to celebrate their
success stories; such as, . . . , .
. the child who finds a caring home
. the youth who overcomes abuse
. the teenager who chooses right over wrong
. WHEREAS, we celebrate recent trends that suggest that the lives of our nation's children and youth are?
steadily imp~oving, as demonstrated by declines in ,child poverty, youth violence, and the teen birth~ate;and
WHEREAS, LAW ' DAY is al~ a' reminder that we have much work left to do In, our efforts, to protect the .; .
bestinterests afchildre.n, particularly,those still mired in poverty, and to strengthen our chil(j protectk;>nsysterns'
aod familycourts~aoo" , ' .
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WHEREAS, let us take this opportunity to renew our efforts to reach out to all children, so that no ,child ,
,is left behind.' Let us "offer greater support to those who safeguard the lives of children aoo developi,the
programs needed to help children grow into ,responsible confident adults. Let us dedicate ourselves to ImPf."Ovin~!, ;
schools, healtll~are, and child protectionsyst~ms so that all children can live better, safer lives;
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NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue aftlle power vested in me as Mayor of Monroe County, Florida, I" GEORGE
R. NEUGENT, do hereby proclaim Tuesday; May 1, 2001, as ' "
LAW DAY ~
. and urge tlle dt;z<!os, sChools, businesses and media of Monroe County to use tllls . oa;aslol1 to "'- an"!,, ' . ..:"..
the children of our. county who represent the future and to dedicate ourselves ' '::r;i.'
Dated tllls 18" ~ay of Apri~ 200t ''if>.'':~,;~ .. ~
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