HomeMy WebLinkAbout1265RESOLUTION NO. __ ~/~_._b_._S_~_
A RESOLUTION of the City of Kent
supporting participation in funding domestic
violence community advocates and training and
protocol development as part of a regional
domestic violence system.
WHEREAS, domestic violence is a serious and growing
problem within our community and within the lawjsafetyjjustice
system; and
WHEREAS, a lack of resources, coordination, and policy
direction has resulted in a fragmented intervention system; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes that a complex
problem such as domestic violence requires a coordinated community
response; and
WHEREAS, the Human Services Roundtable convened a broad-
based, multidisciplinary group which has developed a plan for
providing a regional coordinated community response to domestic
violence; and
WHEREAS, the City of Kent will receive additional funding
for lawjsafetyjjustice issues from a sales tax increase approved by
the voters on September 12, 1990; Now, Therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
The Mayor is directed to consider the following
recommendations of the Human Services Roundtable Family Violence
Group for inclusion in the proposed 1991 budget:
a. Development of community-based advocacy services
dispersed throughout the county for victims of domestic violence.
b. Development of standardized training modules and
protocols for addressing domestic violence issues with police,
prosecutors, judges, court clerks, probation officers and others in
the lawjsafetyjjustice system.
Section 2.
The Mayor is directed to consider using a minimum of
eleven (11) percent of the City's annual LawfSafetyfJustice sales
tax revenue received from the King County sales tax option passed
by voters on September 12, 1990, for the purposes stated in Section
1 of this Resolution.
Passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Kent, Washington this __12 day of~ , 1990.
Of
.-=:-oncurred in by the Mayor of the
-~--~~~----' 1990.
ATTEST:
~~ MARIE JENSEN I ~
APPROVED AS TO
C'ty of Kent, this _7~_day
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~N KELLEHER, MAYOR
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
Resolution No. /~h~ , passed by th~ City Council of the City of
Kent, Washington, the b day of ~~-v--, 1990.
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