HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07101985 - 1.25 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on July 10, 1984 _, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Fanden, Schroder , Torlakson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Supervisor McPeak
ABSTAIN: None
SUBJECT: Proclaiming the Month of July 1184 as
"Defensive Driving Month" in Contra Costa County
WHEREAS 1984 marks the 20th year of operation of the
Defensive Driving Course of the National Safety Council, and it is
appropriate at this time that the Council and its chapters receive
special honors and highest commendations for their outstanding
contributions to the safety and well being of the State of California
and the nation as a whole; and
WHEREAS the National Safety Council and its chapters are
non-profit and non-political organizations and the Council has been
chartered by the United States Congress; and
WHEREAS in 1964 the National Safety Council developed and
implemented the world' s largest driver improvement program to prevent
needless human suffering, and California became one of the first states
and the East Bay one of the first areas to establish this program -
the Defensive Driving Course; and
WHEREAS this key program is taught annually to more than
1. 2 million drivers in all 50 states of America and in 12 languages
throughout 28 other countries; and
WHEREAS the Defensive Driving Course has become the inter-
national standard for driver improvement and the term "defensive
driving" has become synonymous with safe driving; and
WHEREAS California chapters of the National Safety Council,
which represent more than 85 percent of the population in this state,
have contributed to this worldwide program; and
WHEREAS the people of California are fortunate to be served
by organizations of the caliber of the National Safety Council and its
chapters, one of which is the Eastbay-Marin Chapter, founded in 1922
by a group of dedicated Eastbay citizens; and
WHEREAS on April 10, 1984 the California Legislature, by
joint resolution, honored the National Safety Council and its chapters
upon the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Defensive Driving
Course and commended the organizations for their "outstanding
achievements in the field of public safety; "
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors
of Contra Costa County hereby PROCLAIMS the Month of July 1984 as
"Defensive Driving Month" in Contra Costa County.
I hereby certify that this Is a true and correctcopy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED:
J.R. OLSSON, COUNTY CLERK
cc: Eastbay-Marin Chapter
and ex officio Clerk of the Board
County Administrator
By 0 , Deputy
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