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IN THE MATTER OF DECLARING APRIL 23, 2008
AS ELDER FINANCIAL ABUSE AWARENESS DAY RESOLUTION NO. 2008/217
WHEREAS, the issue of elder abuse remains a largely hidden and underreported problem,.affecting
one of Contra Costa County's the most vulnerable populations; and
WHEREAS, SB 1018 took effect January 1, 2007, adding employees of financial institutions as
mandated reporters of elder financial abuse; and
WHEREAS, elder.financial abuse is a particularly devastating type of abuse with wide social,
financial, and legal ramifications; and
WHEREAS, Contra Costa County is dedicated to preserving the safety and well-being of all its
residents; and
WHEREAS, Contra Costa County has an elder abuse prosecuting attorneys within the District
Attorney's office dedicated to.bringing crimes against elderly victims to justice, as well as an Adult
Protective Services 24-hour reporting hotline designed to respond to elder abuse allegations; and
WHEREAS, numerous governmental, private, and non-profit organizations exist in Contra Costa
County to both individually and collectively combat the growing wave of elder financial abuse; and
WHEREAS, the issue of elder financial abuse .requires continual community education and..
awareness,
NOW, therefore be it RESOLVED that,
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors now declares April 23, 2008, to be "Elder Financial
Abuse Awareness Day," a day dedicated to raising community awareness to educate and infdrm
people about elder financial.abuse and the intervention, and prevention measures that can betaken
against elder abuse.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors:on this
22 day f April, 2008
FEDERAL GLOVER
Chair
District V Supervi or
JOIN M. GIOIA AYLE B. LK MA
i t I Supervisor; District II Supervisor
Y I'd:—PEtPi�O SUSAN A. BONILLA
4i1strict III Supervisor District IV Supervisor .
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this 22nd .
Day of April 2008.
,John Cullen, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
ByKt�LIf1�L'lll{�.%�' G Gd�'l_ Deputy
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