HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10082002 - C.69 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS _ Contra
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FROM: Federal Glover, Supervisor Costa
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DATE: October $, 2002 n .,-- ----- County
SUBJECT: Referral to the Family and Human Services Committee —
"Safe Haven Law"
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
REFER the issue of full implementation of the "Safe Haven Law" to the Family and Human
Services Committee.
BACKGROUND:
Many new mothers abandon their newborn babies, often in trash bins and other highly
inappropriate places. The result is often the death of the baby or serious health problems for
it. With this in mind, the Legislature has passed the Safe Haven Law, which allows mothers
to take their newborn babies to any hospital, or other place designated by the local Board of
Supervisors, to protect the baby's health and at the same time offering immunity from any
prosecution for child abandonment.
For the 200,000 residents of East Contra Costa County, the only eligible hospital, without
additional Board designation, is the Sutter Delta Hospital in Antioch. This is a considerable
distance from outlying areas, especially for those mothers without private transportation.
Approval of this referral by the Board of Supervisors would allow the Family and Human
Services Committee to review the feasibility of additional locations countywide and propose
additional locations for designation as a "safe haven".
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _YES SIGfAATURE:
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD CO MITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
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ACTION OF BOARD ON Ck!tnbPr S- _2002 APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
UNANIMOUS{ABSENT Inn$ ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
AYES: NOES: SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTED October 8, 2002
CONTACT: Dorothy Sansoe 5-1609 JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CC: County Administrator
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