HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012003 - 2003-268 In the .Matter of Declaring )
May 2003 as Drowning Prevention Month �
In Contra Costa County )
RESOLUTION NO. 20031268
WHEREAS, summer is approaching and people will soon be spending warm sunny days outside in
their yards and pools; and
WHEREAS, tragically, summertime is also associated with increasing numbers of drowning incidents;
and
WHEREAS, children under the age of jive are especially vulnerable to drowning deaths and injuries
associated with near drowning incidents; and
WHEREAS, raising community awareness about swimming pool safety is critical for the protection of
our children from preventable drownings; and
C%GWEREA$ the Drowning Prevention Foundation in cooperation with the Contra Costa
County Childhood Injury Prevention Coalition will conduct a drowning prevention educational
outreach campaign in the spring and summer of 2003 through Labor Day;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESDEVED that the Board of Supervisors does hereby declare May
2003 as Drowning Prevention Month in Contra Costa County and urge all citizens to become
aware of the problems and learn how to eliminate them
PASSED AND A.1 OI''1 ED on May 6, 2003 by a unanimous vote of the Board members present.
Marls DeSaulnier, Chairman
I hereby certify that the Foregoing is a true and correct copy
of an order entered on the Minutes of said Board of
Supervisors on the aforesaid date.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of Supervisors
affixed ixed this 6' day of May 2003.
JOHN SWEETEN, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
and n i'' tra
r
By �, a-zp—uty Clerk
Introduced by Chairman Mark DeSaulnier, District Its