Item B07
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:
4/17/02
Division: Mayor McCoy
Bulk Item: Yes
No
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Department: BOCC-3
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Proclamation proclaiming April 17, 2002, as Sexual Violence Awareness Day in the State of Florida and
the Florida Keys
ITEM BACKGROUND:
In the State of Florida 12,000 sex offenses are reported to law enforcement each year while many more
victims suffer in silence without help or support
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DISPOSITION:
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WHEREAS, In the U.S. 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 7 boys will be sexually assaulted before the age of
18; and
WHEREAS, In the U.S. a sexual assault occurs every 90 seconds; and
WHEREAS, In the State of Florida 12,000 sex offenses are reported to law enforcement each
year while many more victims suffer in silence without help or support; and
WHEREAS, For the first time in Florida, communities throughout the state will commemorate
Sexual Violence Awareness Day on April 17'h to pay homage to victims, and confirm their commitment
to making perpetrators accountable for their actions, and to breaking the chains of violence; and
WHEREAS, Through a grant from the Florida Coalition on Sexual Violence, the Domestic
Abuse Shelter in the Florida Keys has organized an initiative on April 17, 2002, Creating Awareness.
Creating Change: From Sunrise to Sunset with community events throughout the day beginning in
Key Largo in the moming, moving to Marathon in the afternoon and Key West in the evening; and
WHEREAS, In recognition that sexual violence crosses all socio-economic, ethnic, and
religious divides, and impacts us as individuals and a community, the Mayor of MonroE;! County is
sending this message throughout the Keys that it is indeed pOSSible to live in a'safe environment if we
all work together to make the prevention of sexual violence a priority in our personal lives. our families
and in our communities; and
BE IT RESOLVED, That the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners will work within
the County system of Goverhment to address the issue of sexual violence against Keys citizens by
supporting community educational efforts, enforcing the legal prosecution of perpetrators, and
ensuring that resources are available to victims to help facilitate the social change that will enable all
citizens in our community to live our lives free, and safe from sexual violence.
NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the power vested in me as Mayor of Monroe County, Florida,
I, CHARLES 'SONNY' MCCOY, do proclaim the 17th day of April, 2002 as
SEXUAL VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY
and urge all citizens to recognize those in our County who have suffered sexual violence, and to
f~rther recognize the efforts of all those in our community who are actively involved in protecting the-
lives of Key's citizens. I urge all to join with me in giving full consideration to this important observance,
and to be a friend to those in need.
DATED this 17th day of April, 2002.
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