Item B09
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: April 16, 2003
Division:
District 1
Bulk Item: Yes
No
Department: Mayor Dixie M. Spehar
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Proclamation to declare April of 2003 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
Sexual assault affects every child and adult in Monroe County as a victim/survivor or as a family
member, significant other, neighbor or co-worker of a victim/survivor.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: Yes
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COST TO COUNTY:
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes
No
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APPROVEi~ BY: County Atty
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DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
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Mayor DiXIe M. Spehar
DOCUMENTATION:
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DISPOSITION:
AGENDA ITEM #
159
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WHEREAS,sexual assault continues to be a major social crisis in our society;
WHEREAS, sexual assault affects every child and adult in Monroe County as a
victim/survivor or as a family member, significant other, neighbor or co-worker of a
victim/suNfivor; and
WHEREAS, volunteer and service providers in our community are working to
provide a continuum of care to sexual assault victims/survivors through 24-hour hotlines,
counseling, support groups, advocacy, medical care and education; and
WHEREAS, the Domestic Abuse Shelter, Inc. seeks to improve services for
victims/survivors of sexual assault and prevent future sexual assault through public
awareness and services for victims/survivors; and
WHEREAS, this community recognizes the vital importance of designating a time
devoted to increase the general public's awareness and support of agencies providing
services to rape victims; and
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WHEREAS, we hold forth a vision of a community free from sexual violence,
NOW, THEREFORE, by the power vested in me as Mayor of Monroe County,
Florida, 11Io hereby proclaim April 2003 as
SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS
MONTH
And urge all citizens to recognize those in our County, who have suffered sexual
violence, and to further recognize the efforts of all those in our community, who are
actively involved in protecting the lives of Key's citizens.
WITNESS my hand and seal of the County of Monroe, Florida, this 161h day of April,
2003.
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