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CITY COUNCIL
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Agenda Item 3.2
3.23.243.2
DATE:June 1,2021
TO:Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:Linda Smith, City Manager
SUBJECT:Elder Abuse Awareness Month Proclamation
Prepared by: Cierra Fabrigas, Executive Aide
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will present the Elder Abuse Awareness Month proclamation to Deputy District
Attorney Cheryl Poncini of the Alameda County District Attorney's Office - Elder Protection Unit.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Present the proclamation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
Elder Abuse Awareness Month is recognized annually in June. The City Council’s proclamation of
June 2021 as Elder Abuse Awareness Month in the City of Dublin reflects the City’s commitment to
raising awareness on this issue and to providing support to local service providers such as
Alameda County District Attorney’s Office.
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office and its Elder Protection Unit and Victim Witness
Division, in collaboration with the Alameda County Social Services Agency – Adult Protective
Services and Ombudsman Services of Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano Counties, provide a
network of services to elders who are in danger of becoming, or who have become, victims of
abuse. These services include holding community workshops to promote crime prevention
awareness resources, working with Dublin Police Services and other professionals, and
prosecuting cases of elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation.
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STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
None.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
The City Council Agenda was posted.
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Elder Abuse Awareness Month Proclamation
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Attachment 1
A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA
“Elder Abuse Awareness Month”
WHEREAS, although the elder population is the largest growing segment in the country, elder abuse is one of the most under-reported crimes in the United
States where it is estimated that only one in 14 cases of elder abuse comes to the attention of Adult Protective Services and/or law enforcement agencies; and
WHEREAS, victims of elder abuse include people of diverse educational, socio-economic, or ethnic backgrounds who have been victimized by strangers
and/or by persons they know who may occupy a position of trust; and
WHEREAS, over a year after the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic became a concern in the United States, it continues to impact everyone, especially
elders, by making fragile living situations more stressful, thereby putting elders more at risk for their physical safety and well-being, making reporting
suspected elder abuse, neglect,and financial exploitation more difficult, as well as giving those who commit scams an opportunity to alter existing scams and
create new scams, to prey upon the concerns and fears of vulnerable members of society in order to obtain their money and property; and
WHEREAS, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office and its Elder Protection Unit and its Victim Witness Division, in collaboration with the Alameda
County Social Services Agency – Adult Protective Services and Ombudsman Services of Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano Counties, provide a network of
services to elders who are in danger of becoming, or who have become, victims of abuse. These services include holding community workshops to promote
crime prevention awareness resources, as well as working with Dublin Police Services and other professionals, and prosecuting cases of elder abuse, neglect,
and financial exploitation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin recognizes that both the awareness of elder abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation, as well as reporting instances of
suspected elder abuse, particularly in this stressful time of an ongoing global pandemic, will help keep our elders and community safer.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Dublin City Council does hereby proclaim June 2021 as “Elder Abuse Awareness Month” in the City of
Dublin, in recognition of elders being valuable members of our city and having the right to live safely and securely in our community.
DATED: June 1, 2021
Mayor Melissa Hernandez Vice Mayor Shawn Kumagai
Councilmember Sherry Hu Councilmember Jean Josey Councilmember Michael McCorriston
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