HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011998 - 1998-158 Board ofSupervisors
Of
Contra Costa County, State of California
IN THE MATTER OF DECLARING
APRIL 1998 AS CHILD ABUSE
PREVENTION MONTH IN RESOLUTION NO. 98/15 8
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Contra Costa County recognizes that children are its most important resource, and that
they will shape and fulfill the County's future.
The,alarmingly rising numbers of reported cases of child abuse are consequently cause
for great concern and heighten the need for increased protection and improved services
for abused and neglected children.
The County realizes that this concern requires the joint efforts of medical, educational,
social, and criminal justice agencies, as well as active participation by alert and informed
citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa
County declares April 1998 as CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH in Contra Costa
County, and that all citizens dedicate themselves to the continuing need to combat abuse
at every level.
Passed and Adopted on April 14, 1998,by a unanimous vote of Board members present.
Introduced by:
DONNA GW R
V'
District III rrvisor
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this
14th day of April 1998.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and County
Administrator.
By
� Deputy Clerk