TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: District Attorney
MEETING DATE: April 11, 2023
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
David Eyster
PHONE:
707-463-4211
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Kathryn Cavness
PHONE:
707-463-4194
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of Proclamation Recognizing the Week of April 23-29, 2023, as Crime Victims/ Rights Week in Mendocino County
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Adopt Proclamation recognizing the week of April 23-29, 2023, as Crime Victims' Rights Week in Mendocino County; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
On April 24-30, 2022, the Board of Supervisors adopted Proclamation - "Rights, Access, Equity for All Victims".
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Annually, for the past 30 years the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors, at the request of the District Attorney and the Victim Witness Assistance Program, has joined together for a Proclamation designating a week during April as Crime Victims' Rights Week. This year Crime Victims' Rights Week is from April 23 through April 29, 2023. The Proclamation recognizes the traumatic intrusion of crime on such victims' lives and the need to protect the rights of crime victims. The Proclamation acknowledges the necessity for the existence of Crime Victims' Assistance Programs. The Mendocino County District Attorney's Victim Witness Assistance Program provides victims' services to crime victims throughout the County of Mendocino.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION/MOTION:
Return the agenda to staff for further direction/modification.
DOES THIS ITEM SUPPORT THE GENERAL PLAN? Yes
STRATEGIC PLAN PRIORITY DESIGNATION: A Safe and Healthy County
SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT: ALL
VOTE REQUIREMENT: Majority
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