HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012002 - 2002-243 The Board of Supervisors of
Contra Costa County, California
RESOLUTION NO.2002/243
PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING MAY 2002 AS"DROWNING PREVENTION MONTH"
WHEREAS,the summer months are approaching and people will soon be spending warm,sunny days outside in their yards
and swimming pools; and
WHEREAS,tragically, summertime is also associated with increasing numbers of drowning incidents; and
WHEREAS,children under five years of age are especially vulnerable to drowning deaths and injuries associated with near
drowning submersions; and
WHEREAS,the Drowning Prevention Foundation, in cooperation with the Childhood Injury Prevention Coalition will
conduct a drowning prevention educational outreach campaign in the spring and summer of 2002 through Labor Day;and
WHEREAS,the purpose of this effort is to inform the public that drownings can be prevented when people are aware of
the problems and know how to eliminate them; and
WHEREAS,raising community awareness about swimming pool safety is critical for the protection of our children from
preventable drowning:
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County hereby proclaim
May 2002 as Drowning Prevention Month in Contra Costa County and calls upon the citizens of the County to take the
necessary precautions to ensure a safe and happy summer.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on this
23`d Day of April, 2002
JOHN GIOIA
Chair
District I Supervisor
ArYLE bI�CIEMA DONNA GF60ER
District II Supervisor District III Supervisor
Y
MARK DeSAULNIER F DERAL D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this 23rd
Day of April,2002
John Sweeten,Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County
Administrator
Introduced by Supervisor Jahn Gioia By t t teputy