HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions 86-272 N.C.S. 10/06/1986Resolution No.86-272 N.C.s.
of the City of Petaluma, California
PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 6 - 13, 1986
AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS WEEK
WHEREAS, Domestic Violence has been recognized as a social problem in
America where approximately 50% of all women will be beaten at some time in
their lives and that 24 million women are estimated to have been severely
beaten at least once by men they live with in intimate relationships .
According to the Attorney General's Task Force Report, some violence is
estimated to occur in fifty to sixty percent of all marriages, and,
WHEREAS, if not detected and remedied, domestic violence tends to
escalate in both frequency and severity, sometimes leading to homocide. It is
pervasiveness indicates that wife abuse is not the personal trouble of a few
maladjusted individuals, but a significant social and cultural problem, and,
WHEREAS, it is estimated that over 6, 000 cases of domestic violence
occur in Sonoma County each year, and,
WHEREAS, the YWCA and the Sonoma County Commission on the Status
of Women have worked for the past ten years in researching and implementing
changes within the criminal justice system in order to assist battered women
and their children, and,
WHEREAS, through cooperation and support by city and community
leaders, domestic violence cases and prevention efforts are better served by
the YWCA Shelter.
WHEREAS, the annual observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Week
draws attention to the magnitude of the problem and what is being done to
end it, and a joint effort of public officials, private agencies, and the
community is needed to address this serious social problem.,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Petaluma. strongly
supports the efforts of these groups and that they commend the foresight and
commitment of the YWCA's Women's Shelter and the Commission on the Status
of Women for taking the lead in improving the system's response to victims of
domestic violence and for their work in the area of prevention and education
about this serious subject matter, and that the week of October 6 - 13, 1986
be declared "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS WEEK" .
the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the Appr e o
Council of the City of Petaluma at a (Regular) (~~~) meeting
on the ....---.fith-.-..... day of ...-....Qctnb.er. ............................... 19$6-., by the
following vote:
s ity Attorney
AYES: DAVIS, SOBEL, WOOLSEY, CAVANAC~I, BALSHAW, VICE MAYOR TENCER, MAYOR MATTEI
NOES:
f' ,
ABSENT: ~ /%~` j
ATTEST : ..... ........ ...............•-•--- ....-. -. .~s1._..r°'-....-•-•----•--..... -•-•---•--•--.-....-•-+ •---........./`/`~,~~L.~~.~.Y~'1~~~.......--....-.
City Clerk Mayor
Gbuncil F' e~±-... --
CA 10-SS Res. No...... /? ~.!..~........ N.C S.