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ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABBTNACT
Meeting Date: Junp 22, 1998
SUBJECT: 8E'SOIIJTION IN SUPPORT OF 8%PANOING SIMRT START 8TAT8NID6
DEPARTMENT County Co~meieaionpre WBLIC F4.'ARING YES NO
BUDGRT AMENDMENT: YE8
NO
ATTACHMENT )8): INFORMITION CONTACT _
YES -RESOLUTION Commissioner Hoses Carey, Jr.
TELEPHONE NMIDER
Hillaboxongh ]32-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Mebane 22]-2031
Durham 688-]331
PURIVS6: To conaitlpr d resolution of support fox the Governor's Smart
Start Initiative.
BACRGRCUND: Governor Honc has aeketl the Ganaral Assembly foc $5]
million to expand Smatt Start to every copnty rn the state. This
roaolution xoultl support Chat pftort dntl enwurage members of Ne No[N
Carolina General AsapmDly to tlemonatrate their support Dy passing Che
covpmor~e requaet co expand Emart Ewrc acawNiee.
RECCMgNDATION: Adopt the Raeolution of Support and direct [he clerk [o
the Boaxd to toward copies to [he NorN Carolina delegaCion dntl to
Governor NYnt.
RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT
FOR THE GOVERNOR'S
SMART START INITIATIVE
WHEREAS, the GovemodsSmart Sna inihadvewas aeacedmprovWe rhAdreo and tbeu lemllies wloh the
r m« they need m eno-tschool h«Id;y and t«dy ro Ica..,, ao rbat they may succeed and be
productive members of society; and,
WHEREAS, the Smart Snrt progam has cmzred m e than 35,000 new c611d rzm oprnings and has
pvwided funds m help oven 5400D lawetincome childen receive day can; aid,
WHEREAS, Smaa Sna hu provided more than 100,000 Noah Wrolirta children with highm gmbry ehild
vu 9],000 chlldan w1A prevevdve heahh cave and 26,000 child Lore aaehas whb
ea~~annrt Arta aa;amg: orta,
WHEREAS, More dnn 5500 child mre r.ochea have Improved oheb machings4ills rhmnph eduradon and
a minx thanks m Smart Bna's leacher Edocadon and Compertsaoen Helps (TEAC H.)
pmgmm, artd.
WHEREAS, Eadlec d~k yeeq the Nordt Csmllna Gertenl Assembly passed le~slamn chac ptovlded sacra
ompmLensla heahh Insumna ro ] t,OW chlldan of wodmp Gmilw ss pea of Bmaa
sn~ sad,
WHEREAS, Omnge County is one of 55 muvdc mawide m beaeBV !rom enhanced health ran child
cue and educational oppoaunities ptovlded by the Smart Sna loitiativp and,
WHEREAS, Govemot Hunt has asked the Novth Carolina General Assembly far $5] million to «pand
sman sna m every tnnnry m the ans.
NOW, THEAEPOAE. BE 12 RESOLVED that the Onn¢e County Board o! CommLslmers, noes hereby
egress m support fm the Smart Snrt Esdr Childhood health and edumtional program, anti
i umges members of the Noah CBmbm General Assembly w demonsaaa theh mppoa by
passrtivg die Govemola request m e.pertd Smaa Snas[amw'e.
This, the twenrysecond day oqune, 1998.
Margaret W. Brown, Chvr Saphen H. HaINor6, Vice Chak
Orange County Board of CommLulorters
Moses Carey WillumLGowther
Alice M. Gordon