HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 06271989 - 89-430 ' v /
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IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter Supporting )
the City of Concord' s )
Continued Funding of the ) Resolution No. 89/ 430
Rape Crisis Center )
WHEREAS, the incidence of sexual assault in Contra Costa
County increased 200% between 1987 and 1988 and the
incidence of child molestation increased by 171% during that
same period; and
WHEREAS, Rape Crisis Center of West and Central Costa County
has provided support, counseling and prevention services to
over seven hundred survivors or potential victims of sexual
assault in the last nine months alone; and
WHEREAS, two hundred of these clients are Central County
residents , thirty percent of whom reside in the city of
Concord, and are served through the Concord office; and
WHEREAS, the State of California' s Office of Criminal
Justice Planning (OCJP) will cut their funding of the
Central County office by eighty percent for the next three
years ; and
WHEREAS, the proposed elimination of both funding and
donated office space by City of Concord, in combination with
the OCJP cuts , will result in a 50% loss of funding for the
Concord office; and
WHEREAS, this loss of funding severely threatens the
adequate delivery of both support services for sexual
assault survivors and assault prevention programs for all
residents of Contra Costa County,
Now, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors
of Contra Costa County HEREBY encourages the City of Concord
to continue to fully fund a Rape Crisis Center in Central
Contra Costa and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that we make an
additional effort to seek the governors personal support
in funding the Central Contra Costa Rape Center.
Witness my hand and Seal of the
Board of Supervisors , affixed on
this 27th day of June, 1989 .
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County
Administrator
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By:
Deputy Clerk
Introduced by:
Supervisor Tom Powers
First District