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County of Monroe
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Mayor Michelle Coldiron,District 2
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-Ile Florida Keys Craig Cates,District 1
Eddie Martinez,District 3
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County Commission Meeting
November 17, 2021
Agenda Item Number: D.1
Agenda Item Summary #9935
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: BOCC District 4
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Tamara Lamarche (305) 289-6000
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AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Mayor's Proclamation declaring the month of November 2021 as
Family Court Awareness Month in Monroe County.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
DOCUMENTATION:
PROC Family Court Awareness Nov 2021
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
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Total Cost to County:
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Revenue Producing: If yes, amount:
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Grant:
County Match:
Insurance Required:
Additional Details:
REVIEWED BY:
Bob Shillinger Completed 11/03/2021 9:46 AM
Liz Yongue Completed 11/03/2021 3:01 PM
Board of County Commissioners Pending 11/17/2021 9:00 AM
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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the mission at One Mom's Battle (OMB) and the Family Court Awareness Month
Committee (FCAMC)is to increase awareness on the importance of a family court system that 2
prioritizes child safety and acts in the best interest of children, and;
WHEREAS, the mission at the FCAMC is to increase awareness on the importance of education
and training on domestic violence, childhood trauma and post separation abuse for all
professionals working within the family court system, and; 0
WHEREAS, the mission at the FCAMC is to educate judges and other family court
professionals on the empirical data and research that is currently available. Such research is a
critical component to making decisions that are truly in the best interest of children. This °
research includes The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study (CDC-Kaiser Permanente)
Saunder's Study (Us Department of Justice), The Meier Study: Child Custody Outcomes in 0
Cases Involving Abuse Allegations, and the Santa Clara Law Study (Confronting the Challenge
of High-Conflict Personality in Family Court), and;
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WHEREAS, the mission at the FCAMC is fueled by the desire for awareness and change in the c
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family court system while honoring the 100(+) children in the United States who have been
murdered by a parent after a custody court rejected the other parent's plea for protection (Source:
Center for Judicial Excellence).
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NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed in Monroe County, Florida by the power vested in me as
Mayor of Monroe County, the month of November 2021 as
Family Court Awareness Month
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Signed this day, November 17, 2021.
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David P. Rice, Mayor
Monroe County Board of Commissioners
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