HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3422 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 3422
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN JACINTO, CALIFORNIA, IN SUPPORT OF DESIGNATIN EVERY
JANUARY AS HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS AND
PREVENTION MONTH
WHEREAS, children, women, and men are born with an unalienable right to freedom
-- an ideal that has driven the engine of American progress throughout
our history; and
WHEREAS, we will continue our fight to deliver on the promise of freedom, we
commemorate the 13th Amendment, and the Emancipation
Proclamation; and
WHEREAS, the people of San Jacinto are committed to the protection of individual
freedom, which necessitates the elimination of human trafficking in all its
forms including commercial sexual exploitation, debt bondage,
involuntary servitude, forced marriage, forced labor, and all forms of
slavery; and
WHEREAS, the efforts by individuals, businesses, organizations, school districts,
and governing bodies to promote the observance of "National Human
Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Day" on January 111" of each
year represents the ongoing commitment in the United States to raise
awareness of and to actively combat human trafficking;
WHEREAS, through the continued work of volunteers, parents, community partners,
policy makers and professionals, the issue of human trafficking may be
eradicated, giving all people a bright, successful future; and
WHEREAS, Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking task force co-chaired by the
Riverside County Sheriff's Department and Operation SafeHouse will
continue to work in collaboration to protect, prevent, and prosecute on
behalf of victims of human trafficking; and
WHEREAS, Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking task force joins in partnership
with the City of San Jacinto to devote resources and efforts
throughout the year on the rescue and restoration of victims and the
investigation and prosecution of traffickers to ensure that the health and
safety of individual and communities reigns.
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE KNOWN, that the CITY OF SAN JACINTO OF THE
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, does hereby proclaim the
month of January as HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS and PREVENTION
MONTH and urges all its residents to become more aware of this countywide
problem, and do what they can to prevent, protect and prosecute on behalf of victims
in their communities.
PASSED,APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 3'd
day of April, 2012 by the following vote:
Ayes: Di Memmo, Ledezma, Miller, Kotyuk
Nays: None
Absent: Bartel
Abstain: None
City of San Jacinto
by Andrew F. Kotyuk, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Richard Miller, City Clerk