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RESOLUTION TO DECLARE APRIL
AS SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS
MONTH 2004 IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY RESOLUTION NO. 2004/152
WHEREAS, in California there were 10,176 forcible rapes reported in 2002; and
WHEREAS, there were 207 forcible rapes reported in Contra Costa County in the same year with
an increasing number affecting adolescence; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated by the Bureau of Justice Statistics that over;74%of rapes are never
reported to police; and
WHEREAS, women, children and men of all ethnic and economic backgrounds are victims of
sexual assault, and it is estimated that one in three women, one in four girls, one in six boys, and one in
eleven men will be victims at least once in their lifetimes; and
WHEREAS, women, children, and men suffer multiple types of sexual violence including
acquaintance rape, stranger rape, sexual assault by an intimate partner, gang rape, incest, stalking, serial
rape, ritual abuse, sexual harassment, child sexual molestation,prostitution,pornography, and stalking, and
WHEREAS, women, children, and men in Contra Costa have the right to be safe from sexual
violence in their homes, at school, at work and the streets; and
WHEREAS, Community Violence Solutions is committed to ending sexual violence in Contra
Costa and provides essential victim, Sexual Assault Response Team and prevention services to members of
our community; and
WHEREAS, it is our responsibility to support rape survivors by treating-_them with dignity,
compassion, and respect; and hold perpetrators responsible for these violent acts; and
WHEREAS, the State of California recognizes April as Sexual Assault Awareness.Month.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Board ofSupervisors of Contra Costa County,
hereby designates that the month of April be Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Contra Costa County and
reaffirms its commitment to address the issues of rape and sexual assault in our County by acknowledging
the work of Community Violence Solutions and its Rape Crisis program in its efforts to stop these horrific'
crimes against our citizens.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board Members present on this 6th day of April 2004.
FED' RAL D. GLOVER
Chair
District V Supervi
JOHN GIOL4 GAYLE ILI(EmA
District I Supervisor District Il Supervisor
11�ILLIE GREENBERG 14�IARKDeSAULNIER
District III Supervisor District W Supervisor
Introduced by Supervisor Federal D Glover,Chair;
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IN THE MATTER OFRECOGNIZING )
the contributions of Mickey Davis on her )
Retirement from Contra Costa County ) RESOLUTION NO. 2004/153
WHEREAS, Mickey Davis began her career with Contra Costa County on December 26, 1972 as a'
temporary employee and worked as a Group Counselor with the Social Services Department from
July 1974 to December 1983,when she was promoted to Eligibility Worker; and
WHEREAS, in 1985 Mickey was promoted to Deputy Probation Officer with the Probation'
Department; and promoted to Administrative Services Assistant III in 1986; and
WHEREAS, on September 7, 1989 she transferred to the General Services Department to serve as
an Administrative Services Assistant III; and on March 1, 1993 Mickey was promoted to
Administrative Services Officer; and subsequently promoted to Deputy General Services Director
on August 6,2001; and
WHEREAS during her tenure with the General Services Department and Contra Costa County,
Mickey has applied a wide variety of skills to the various positions she has held and used her
knowledge and broad range of experience to provide outstanding customer service and innovative'
management solutions; and
WHEREAS, Mickey has consistently provided excellent support to the General Services'
Department and undertaken new assignments without hesitation and with considerable interest and
vigor; she has routinely handled a large and complex workload using tact and persuasiveness;with a
high degree of enthusiasm and integrity; and
WHEREAS, Mickey performs her work for the General Services Department and the County with
a personal commitment to integrity and honesty; is knowledgeable, tenacious, conscientious and
dedicated; and
WHEREAS, Mickey willingly and enthusiastically works beyond the scope of her job'
classification, using her depth of institutional knowledge, her strength of character,
straightforwardness and the respect she has earned over the past 31 years and applies them to all
areas of County business; and
WHEREAS, Mickey exemplifies the caliber of employee that puts Contra Costa County in the
forefront of good government; and
WHEREAS, Mickey has earned the privilege of retiring to pursue all and any personal interests
with her husband, Joe Davis.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS BY THE BOARD RESOLVED THAT Mickey Davis be
recognized for over 31 years of dedicated service to Contra Costa County and for the high quality of
work performed by her during her career.
Passed and Adopted on April 6, 2004 by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa
FE ERAL D.GLOVER
Chair
District V Superviso
HN GIOIA
A4— ` GA .UYLKEMA
istrict I Supervisor District II Supervisor
IF V L
MILLIE GREENRERG MARK DeSAULNIER
District III Supervisor District IV Supervisor
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I hereby cert6 that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution entered on the minutes of said
Board of Supervisors on the aforesaid date.
Witness my hand and the Sea] of the Board of
Supervisors affixed this 6*day q(April 2004.
JOHN SWEETEN, County Administrator and Clerk of
the Board of Supervisors.
By
Deputy Clerk
RESOLUTION NO.2004/153
In the Matter of Declaring } � 3(7
April 18 to April 24 as
SaferyBeltt�Safe U.S.A. ) RESOLi_MON NO. 2004/150
WHEREAS the number one preventable cause of death and injury of children and young adults
is the automobile collision; and
WHEREAS approximately 150 children under sixteen are killed and over 24,000 injured in
automobile collisions each year in California; and
U ERLU up to 71% of these children would be alive today if they had been properly
restrained in crash-tested car safety seats or safety belts; and
WHEREAS infants and young children are not capable of initiating action to use proper
restraints and are not protected adequately by automatic belts or air bags use; and
RWERE4S only about 60% of children in this age group are protected by regular restraint use;
and
WHEREAS crash-tested safety seats are moderately priced and widely available for purchase at
retail stores and at low cost from car safety seat distribution programs throughout California; and
HIHEREAS the State of California has ruled that until children are both six years of age or sixty
pounds or more, they must be restrained in child safety seats when riding in motor vehicles and that
all other occupants must use safety belts; and
4WERE4S the goal of SafetyBekSafe U.S.A. is to ,further the right of every child to protection
from injury or death while being transported in a motor vehicle:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE ITRESOL VED that the Board of Supervisors does hereby declare
safety seat checkup week April 18 to April 24, 2004. PASSED AAD ADOPTED on April 6,
2004 by a unanimous vote of the Board members presen
FEDEhAL D. GLOVER
Chair
District V Supervisor
JOHN GIDIA GAYL ~. IL MA
District I Supervisor District II Supervisor
MILLIE GREENBERG M,4RK DeSAULNIER
District III Srvisor District IV Supervisor
1 hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of
a resolution entered on the minutes of said Board of
Supervisors on the aforesaid date.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of Supervisors
a�ffuced this 6*day of April 2004.
t JOHN SWEETEN, County Administrator and Clerk of the
Board ofSup zrors.
BY 'bo f .
Deputy Clerk
Introduced by Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier, Dutrict IV
In Celebration of John Muir RESOLUTION NO. 2004/151
Medical Center Auxiliary Day
45 h Anniversary /April 19, 2004
WHEREAS, John Muir Medical Center Auxiliary and volunteers have
provided services to the Medical Center and to the citizens of Contra
Costa County since 1959;
WHEREAS, thousands of men and women have been Auxiliary members
since the 26 founding members in 1959;
WHEREAS,the John Muir Medical Center Auxiliary since inception in 1959
and through 2003 has raised over $8.5 million for state-of-the-art
equipment and services for John Muir Medical Center and the
communities it serves;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of
Centra Costa. County recognizes and honors the John Muir Medical
Center Auxiliary for their selfless efforts over 45 years and proclaims
April 19, 2004, as John Muir Medical Center Auxiliary lay in Contra
Costa County.
PASSED by a unanimous vete of the Board of Supervisors members
pr nt this f th da of 2004.
FEDERAL D.GLO VER �
Chair
` District V Supervisor
JOHN GIOIA ! GAYLE B. ILKEMA
District i Supervisor District II Supervisor
C?, r
MILLIE GREENBERG MART{DeSAULNIER
District III Supervisor District IV Supervisor
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an
action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown:
ATTESTED: April G,2004
JOHN SWEETEN,Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and
County A mistrator /
ft f .Deputy
Introduced by Supervisor Mile Greenberg