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BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: September 21, 2010
SUBJECT: Domestic Violence Awareness Month Proclamation
Action Agenda
Item No. ~_
DEPARTMENT: Clerk to the Board
PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No
ATTACHMENT(S):
Proclamation
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donna Baker, 245-2130
PURPOSE: To proclaim the month of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
BACKGROUND: The Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County provided services
to 733 victims of domestic violence during FY 2009-10. Prevention strategies involve
collaborations by multiple partners to promote policies and laws that support gender equity and
foster intimate partnerships based on mutual respect, equality, and trust.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with consideration of the
proclamation.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the proclamation
and authorize the Chair to sign it.
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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING
OCTOBER 2010 AS
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN ORANGE COUNTY
WHEREAS, domestic violence is a pattern of coercion and control in an intimate partner
relationship where one person uses violence to gain power and control over their
partner; and
WHEREAS, domestic violence includes not only physical but also mental abuse, emotional abuse,
financial abuse, isolation and sexual abuse; and
WHEREAS, the Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County provided services to 733
victims of domestic violence during FY 09-10; and
WHEREAS, in North Carolina, according to statistics of the North Carolina Coalition Against
Violence, there were 70 domestic violence murders between January 1, 2009 and
December 31, 2009 and there have been 47 domestic violence murders between
January 1, 2010 and August 29, 2010; and
WHEREAS, according to the Women's Institute far Leadership Development for Human Rights,
high rates of poverty, poor education, limited job resources, language barriers, and fear
of deportation increases the difficulty in finding help and support services for minority
women; and
WHEREAS, prevention strategies involve collaborations by multiple partners and a coordinated
community response to promote policies and laws that support gender equity and
foster intimate partnerships based on mutual respect, equality, and trust; and
WHEREAS, the key to prevention is education and requiring accountability by abusers;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do
hereby proclaim October 2010 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Orange
County and encourage residents to show support for victims and survivors of
domestic. violence and to send the message we axe a community working together to
end this violence.
This the 2151 day of September, 2010.
Valerie P. Foushee, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners