HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2909 Joint Res. with County to foster and maintain healthy behavior
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COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2909
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA, DECLARING A JOINT RESOLUTION TO FOSTER AND
MAINTAIN HEALTHY BEHAVIORS FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND
FAMILIES IN GALLATIN COUNTY.
WHEREAS, the health and well-being of our children and youth are at greatest risk
. in today's society due to behavioral issues; and
WHEREAS, some Gallatin County children and youth lack an environment providing
adequate supervision, economic and emotional stability; and
WHEREAS, statistics on alcohol use among Montana and Gallatin County youth
reveal use above the national average; and
WHEREAS, among Montana 12th grade youth questioned about drinking behaviors,
49 percent of males and 39 percent of females report binge drinking (5 + drinks in a row
during the two weeks prior to the survey); and
WHEREAS, recent surveys reveal that approximately two of every three 7th-9th
grade students consume alcoholic beverages with beer, wine coolers, schnapps and wine
as major beverages of choice; and
. WHEREAS, Montana youth are placed "at-risk" by riding with drinking drivers with
approximately one-fourth of seventh graders, one-third of ninth graders and more than 40
percent of 12th graders reporting such behavior; and
WHEREAS, alcohol and other drug usage is frequently related to other youth risk
behaviors such as criminal mischief, premature sexual activity, suicide; and
WHEREAS, during 1990, the Gallatin County Probation Office dealt with 595 youth
offenses of which 28 percent were alcohol related; and
WHEREAS, suicide among adolescents is the third leading cause of death following
accidents and homicides; and
WHEREAS, Gallatin County has experienced five teenage suicides within the past
16 months; and
. WHEREAS, locally available resources and services are sometimes unnecessarily
duplicated while others are inadequate; and
WHEREAS, a need exists for more effective coordination, communication and
collaboration among Gallatin County children and youth serving entities; and
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WHEREAS, all Gallatin County children and youth serving entities have the desire
to provide the finest of services to foster the healthy development of the county's children
and youth;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of
Bozeman, Montana that representatives from various Gallatin County agencies, institutions
.and organizations work together to accomplish the below-listed goals.
GOALS
1. Assist in the development of a Gallatin County Prevention
Coalition whose purposes would be to:
A. Encourage community leaders, agencies, institutions,
diverse organizations and/or interest groups in local
communities within the county to:
1. assess needs of youth,
2. developa well-defined county-wide philosophy
of prevention,
3. more effectively coordinate prevention
programs, and
4. develop multi-faceted, self-sustaining
prevention initiatives.
B. Achieve measurable and sustained reductions in alcohol
and other drug use among children and adolescents;
. reductions in drug related consequences (i.e. drug
related deaths and injuries); a reduction in drug related
crime; and a reduction in workplace related alcohol and
drug abuse..
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C. Coordinate activities with appropriate state agencies in ~
order to contribute to the elimination of drug use and
alcohol abuse.
2. Promote the addition of needed services for at-risk youth so that
a full continuum of integrated services become available in
Gallatin County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana,
at a regular session thereof held on the 12th day of April 1993.
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ROBIN L. SULLIVAN
Clerk of the Commission
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, . , APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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State of Montana )
County of Gallatin )
City of Bozeman )
I, Robin L. Sullivan, Clerk of the Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Commission Resolution No. 2909 was published by title and
number in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, a newspaper of general circulation printed and published
. in said City, in the issue dated the 15th day of April 1993, and due proof of such publication is on
file in my office.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I hereunto set my hand and affix the corporate seal of my
office.
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RO IN L. SULLIVAN
Clerk of the Commission
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