HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 9111 N.C.S. 04/06/1981. ~ . . ' , ~ • ' i - , z . . . PLK:a'd 4-3-81 ~
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" ~ ~ APR 3 1981
, ~ ~ . ~:Resolution ~No, :9 ~~~~~ N; ,C. S.
. ~- of the G'ity: of Petaluma; ~California
RESOLUTION OF THE;;PETALl1MA:~CITY:COIJNCIL
- RELATI'11E TO "CAL I'FORN IA'' S FORGOTTE~J
. V,ICTIMS WEEK"
WHEREAS, there.has b.een.ins,uff
vi'ctims.and witnesse`s in our society;
' WHEREAS, it is t'fie duty of~all
tive ~roles in i'mproving 'the plight ~of
vivors, .~and to restore effectiveness
and , •
icien~t atte;ntion to the rights of crime
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cit-izens~and institutions to play posi-
victims_.of violent crime and their sur-
to the admi"ni'stra'tion o.f criminal justice;
UJHEREAS, bette'r r•e,po:r~ti n,c~ of crime and._ c~reater w:i l l i ngness of persons
to testify are essential to; the.control of c~ime;and the improvement;of justice;
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GJHERE,'~S, creating~ a better under-standi'na,'o:f the rights of crime victims
and witnesses and the nature of our criminal -j~ustice system wi;ll help to
achie've the goa}s of crime reduction, and the~ restoration of fairness and
effec;ti veness to the admi'nis..tration o:f crimin;al~ j usti ce; : ~
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' NOW, ~ THfREFORE, BE ~ IT RE4SOL-VED the Petal uma C:i ty Counci ~1 t~akes thi's
op~ortunity' to. encourag;e. .the Nonorabl'e Fred V`. Mattei , h1ayor o'f the Ci ty of ~
Petaluma to of.ficiall'y ackno~wledge April 20 through April,'26„ 198.1, as California's
forgo.tten Vict_im~s !nle_ek.
Under the; power. and auth"or"ity conferred upon this Council by the Charter of eaid! Gity.
- ~ I liereby~ ce'rtify the' f.oregoing ResoluEion was introduced and .adopted .b,y the
__ Council of, the City of Petaluma at ~a, (Regular) (1~(c~~~(~~~~(~~~. meeting Ap ro as to
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on the -6•~h ---.... day o£ ,_ .:...._, APRI L ........................: . iv._8:1.,:by clie i
.. following vote:, V ~
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AYES: Counci lmen Pe;rry, Ha•rberson, . Bond, ~V%M Battagl~i a, Balshaw,~~ Cavanagh , Mayor Mattei---
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RBSENT• NOt7~ ; , ~ - - ~ ~ ~
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ATTEST: .... .- • - - - • -- --- .... .. ... .................•----• _ _ •-•• . -•---...........
City Clerk ~3(Q~-~.~ Ivlayor ~
~ COUNCIL FILE - _ ~ ~
FORM CA 2 1%80 : . RES. NO:_ ~~~