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RESOLUTION NO. 82 - 54
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY REL~TIVF. TO
"VICTH1S RIGHTS WEEK".
lNHEREAS, the public has an obligation to recognize the plight
of crime victims and witnesses; and
WHEREAS, it is the duty of all citizens and institutions to
play positive roles in improving the plight of victims of violent crime
and their survivors, and to restore effectiveness to the administra-
tion of criminal justice; and
WHEREAS, better reporting of crime and greater willingness of
persons to testify are essential to the control of crime and the
improvement of justice; and
WHEREAS, creating a better understanding of the rights of
crime victims and witnesses and the nature of our criminal justice
system will help to achieve the goals of crime reduction and the res-
toration of fairness and effectiveness to the administration of criminal
justice.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Gilroy City Council that
the City of Gilroy take this opportunity to officially acknowledge April
18-24, 1982 as "Victims Rights Week".
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of April, 1982, by the following
vote:
NOES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: ALBERT, GAGE, HUGHAN, LINK, VALDEZ
and GOODRICH.
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
AYES:
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: TAYLOR
A.PPROVED:
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RESOLUTION NO. 82 - 54
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I, SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do
hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 82-54
is an
. original resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of
Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 5th
day of April
, 19 ~, at which meeting a quorum was
present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Official Seal of the City of Gilroy this qrn
day of Ar""';'
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