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<br />PROCLAMATION <br /> <br />DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH <br />OCTOBER, 2021 <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the community problem of domestic violence has become a critical public health <br />and welfare concern in Anoka County; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, domestic violence is a crime, the commission of which will not be <br />tolerated in Anoka County and perpetrators of said crime are subject to prosecution and <br />conviction in accordance with the law; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, over thousands of women, men, and children have and will continue to access <br />assistance from domestic violence service providers; 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 same <br />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, consequences <br />and what we, as a concerned community can do to eliminate its existence; <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that I, Rob Rafferty, Mayor of the City of Lino Lakes, <br />do hereby proclaim the month of October, 2021 as <br />Domestic Violence Awareness Month <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City <br />of Lino Lakes to be affixed on September 27th, 2021. <br /> <br /> __________________________ <br /> Rob Rafferty, Mayor <br /> <br />__________________________ <br />Attest: Julie Bartell, City Clerk