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<br /> <br />. i e1i:tervi{{e <br /> <br />r~jC_,j ~ta6[isfied 1857 <br /> <br />1880 9'vfain Street.. Centervi[[e, 9'vf'Jl[, 55038 <br />(651) 429-3232 . :Fa/( (651) 429-8629 <br /> <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />COUNTY OF ANOKA <br />CITY OF CENTERVILLE <br /> <br />RESOLUTION 01 - 016 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2001 DOMESTIC <br />VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the community problem of domestic violence has become a critical public <br />health and welfare concern in Anoka County; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, domestic violence is a crime, the commission of which will not be tolerated <br />in Anoka County and perpetrators of said crime are subject to prosecution and conviction <br />in accordance with the law; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, over 50,000 women and children had and will continue to access assistance <br />from Alexandra House, Inc., a domestic violence service provider; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, domestic violence will be eliminated through community partnerships of <br />concerned individuals and organizations working together to prevent abuse while at the <br />same time effecting social and legal change; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, During National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Anoka County <br />organizations will inform area residents about domestic violence, its prevalence, <br />consequences and what we, as a concerned community can do to eliminate its existence. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND KNOWN TO ALL, that the City <br />Council of the City of Centerville, Minnesota, proclaims October to be Domestic <br />Violence Awareness Month. <br /> <br />Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted this lih day of <br />September, 2001. <br /> <br />Mayor <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />Teresa Bender, Clerk/Treasurer <br />