Agenda 09/22/2020 Item #16H 4 (Proclamation - Child Passenger Safety Week)16.H.4
09/22/2020
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, children are Collier County's most precious resource; and
WHEREAS, between 2008 and 2017 there has been a 15 percent decline in
the number of child motor vehicle traffic fatalities; and
WHEREAS, children 2 to 5 years of age using safety belts instead of child
safety seats or booster seats are four times more likely to
suffer a serious head injury in a crash; and
WHEREAS, when installed and used correctly, child safety seats and safety
belts can prevent injuries and save young lives; and
WHEREAS, child safety seats can reduce fatal injury by up to 71 percent
for infants and 54 percent for toddlers (ages 1 to 4); and
WHEREAS, research from the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration shows 59 percent of child restraint systems are
installed incorrectly; and
WHEREAS, all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and our Territories have
laws requiring the use of child safety seats for small children;
and
WHEREAS, as we meet the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, child
passenger safety technicians in Collier County continue to help
parents keep their children safely seated during Child Passenger
Safety Week and beyond by offering free car seat inspection
both in person and virtually;
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of
Collier County, Florida, that September 20 through 26, 2020 be
designated as
CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 22"d Day of September, 2020.
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
BURT L. SAUNDERS, CHAIRMAN
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09/22/2020
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 16.H.4
Doc ID: 13568
Item Summary: Proclamation designating September 20 - 26, 2020 as Child Passenger Safety
Week in Collier County. The proclamation will be mailed to Sally Kreuscher, Safe Kids Coordinator,
Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida, 9981 S. Healthpark Drive, Fort Myers, FL 33908.
Meeting Date: 09/22/2020
Prepared by:
Title: Customer Service Specialist — Communication and Customer Relations
Name: Aimee Trochessett
09/14/2020 2:42 PM
Submitted by:
Title: — Communication and Customer Relations
Name: Deborah Curry
09/14/2020 2:42 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Administrative Services Department Michael Cox Additional Reviewer
County Manager's Office Nick Casalanguida County Manager Review
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending
Completed 09/14/2020 2:59 PM
Completed 09/16/2020 8:30 AM
09/22/2020 9:00 AM
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