08 LC 95
0768
Senate
Resolution 1175
By:
Senators Smith of the 52nd and Butler of the 55th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Floyd County as the 2006 Child Fatality Review Panel of the Year;
and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Floyd County was recognized as the 2006 Child Fatality Review Panel of the Year;
and
WHEREAS,
the Child Fatality Review Panel diligently set about its directives of meeting
every month to review cases, update child abuse protocols to reflect new laws,
add members as needed, and assist local law enforcement officers with traffic
stops to check for seat belt usage; and
WHEREAS,
they received outstanding community support for the seat belt initiative,
conducted a thorough review of case files and submitted reports of their
findings to the Georgia Child Fatality Review Panel, assisted with funds to
assist the Child Abuse Prevention Committee to print a mandated reporting guide,
and organized presentations from the Department of Human Resources covering seat
belt usage and child safety seats; and
WHEREAS,
this panel went above and beyond the call of duty by meeting every month,
including local officials not on the committee who were responsible for working
with targeted families, and submitting thorough and accurate reports in a timely
manner; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper for this body to recognize with
particularity the outstanding accomplishments of this extraordinary
panel.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join
together to recognize Floyd County as the Child Fatality Review Panel of the
Year for 2006 and commend its members for their outstanding service to their
community and this state.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Floyd County Child Fatality Review Panel.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Floyd County Child Fatality Review Panel.