Backup Documents 05/13/2025 Item # 4BPROCLAMATIIJIN
WHEREAS, drug addiction is a community -wide problem, requiring a community -wide response, and
WHEREAS, drug -related crime causes hundreds of thousands of dollars of losses each year to Collier
County's residents, businesses and government; and
WHEREAS, drug courts focus on reducing crime and saving money through a program of intensive
intervention and treatment for addicted persons in the criminal justice system; and
WHEREAS, drug courts achieve these goals by emphasizing accountability, honesty and personal
responsibility on the part of the addicted person; and
WHEREAS, drug courts aum to help these individuals find a lasting recovery that allows them to repair
their relationships, make whole their victims and become contributing members of society,
and
WHEREAS, drug courts facilitate community -wide partnerships, bringing together public safety and
public health professionals in the fight against drug addiction, criminal behavior, and
recidivism; and
WHEREAS, Collier County is comm�itted to reducing crime, supporting recovery from addiction, and
saving community resources, and
WHEREAS, the Board encourages all citizens to support the Collier County Drug Court in its efforts to
reduce crime and facilitate a lasting recovery for its participants.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida,
that May 2025 be designated as
NATIONAL DRUG COURT MONTH
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 13th Day of May 2025.
Board of County Commissioners
C07olli County, Flo ida
Burt L. Saunders, Chairman