HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 5-80RESOLUTION NO. 5-80
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD RELATIVE TO CALIFORNIA CRIME WATCH.
WHEREAS, one United States household in five has been
hit by crime at least once in the last 12 months, with either
property stolen or a member of the household the victim of a
physical assault, according to the findings of a Gallup poll
released in December, 1979; and
WHEREAS, the Gallup survey findings parallel the upturn in
crimes reported by the Federal Bureau of Investigation which reported
increases in every kind of major crime for the first six months of
1979; and
WHEREAS, the Bureau of Criminal Statistics of the
California Department of Justice has documented ~imilar results; and
WHEREAS, there has been insufficient public attention to
the rights and plight of crime victims in our society and to effec-
tive crime prevention programs to reduce the numbers of crime victims;
and
WHEREAS, it is essential to inform the public of and
broaden the availability and merit of effective methods of crime
prevention to help minimize further disruption in the lives of crime
victims.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY the Council of the City
of Bakersfield as follows:
In recognition of the foregoing and the mandate contained
in Article V, Section 13 of the California Constitution, which pro'
claims the Attorney General to be California's chief law officer,
the City Council of the City of Bakersfield hereby takes this oppor-
tunity to endorse and support California Crime Watch and the
Attorney General's Plan to Restore Public Safety in the 80's.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed
and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 30th day of January, 1980, by the follow-
ing vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN ~___~~NSEN, MEANS, MILLER, PAYNE, RAT[Y, STRONG
NOES: COUN._CI~MEN
ABSENT: C()UNCILMEN:
ABSTAINING: COUNCILMEN:
CITY ~R~K'and Ex ficio Clerk of
Council of~Bakersfield
APPROVED as'to form:
CITY ATTORNEY of t kersfield
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