HomeMy WebLinkAboutres1994-045WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 94-434
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9/13/94
Council Presentation
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SUBJECT s
A presentation to draw public attention to the Runaway problem.
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SU,NIMARY STATEMENT.• Please complete sections of box as appropriate & explain the item below.
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CLERK'S REC0A4MENDED MOTION (for fwal action):
COMMITTEE ACTION TAKEN
COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN
9 13 94:Council approved a resolution exactly the same as one presented
at the meeting to be processed and mailed to the Runaway Alliance showing
the Council's support.
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94 -045
runawayrm 9/13/94 SPONSORED BY: Consent
PROPOSED BY: Consent
INTRODUCTION DATE: September 13, 1994
1 RESOLUTION NO. 94 -045.
2 IN SUPPORT OF THE RUNAWAY ALLIANCE AND REQUESTING THE STATE
3 LEGISLATURE TO ENACT LEGISLATION TO ASSIST PARENTS AND
4 COMMUNITIES IN DEALING WITH RUNAWAY CHILDREN
5 WHEREAS, the Runaway Alliance is an organization composed of parents who have
6 had a child run away from home; and
7 WHEREAS, the members of the Runaway Alliance are caring, non - abusive parents;
8 and
9 WHEREAS, current state laws hold parents responsible for the actions of their
10 children until age 18, but provide parents with no authority to restrain children from running
11 away from home or to require children to receive drug or alcohol treatment when needed;
12 and
13 WHEREAS, the absence of legal protection for parents and families has significant
14 negative consequences for both the individuals affected and the community at large,
15 including the exposure of children to danger, crime, and abuse, the breakup of family units,
16 and the creation of financial burdens upon the taxpayers of the state through increased costs
17 for law enforcement, welfare, and medical care; and
18 WHEREAS, the Runaway Alliance has proposed that state laws be enacted that will
19 address the problems associated with runaway children; and
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1 WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council supports the goals and objectives of the
2 Runaway Alliance;
3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Council that the
4 goals and objectives of the Runaway Alliance are hereby endorsed and the Legislature of
5 the State of Washington is called upon to enact legislation consistent with those goals and
6 objectives in order to protect the children of our communities, to restore parental authority
7 within the family, and to decrease the burden place upon communities due to the negative
8 consequences associated with runaway children.
9 APPROVED this 13th day of September, 1994.
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11 ATTEST:
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13 amona Reeves, Council Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Civil Deputy Prosecuting Atty.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Rol5ert A. Imhof, Counci hair
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