ORDER N0. ~583c
PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF APRIL AS
"YOUTH ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH"
On this the 1^cth day of April 1933, upon motion made by
Commissioner' Let z, seconded by Commissioner' Baldwin, the Court
unanimously approved by a vote of 4-0-0, adopting the
proclamation pr^oclaiming the month of Apr^il as Youth Alcohol
Awareness Month.
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the lives of too many young Texans have already been
lost and too many others jeopardized to ignore the
problems associated with illegal underage drinking;
and
WHEREAS, illegal underage drinking significantly contr-ib~_ites
to health problems, health care costs, crime,
violence and other serious problems in our County;
and
WHEREAS, curbing j~.~venile drinking and driving while
intoxicated (DWI) violations ar^e two of the most
important issues facing o~_ir community; and
WHEREAS, ed~_ication and prevention initiatives introd~_iced
through the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commissioner^'s
Pr^o.ject SAVE (Stop Alcohol Violations Ear^1 y) are
intended to decrease the problems named above; and
WHEREAS, FCer^r^ County is committed to working fnr^ the
prevention of alcohol use by our' Youth under ~1
year^s of age and .joins state-wide initiatives that
draw attention to this effor^t;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT KNOWN:
That I, Fr^ed Henneke, County Judge of Ker^r^ County,
Texas and in cooperation with the r^esidents of Ker^r^
County, do hereby pr^oclaim the month of April as
"YOUTH ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH"
and call upon all citizens, other government
agencies, p~_~blic and pr^ivate institutions, business,
hospitals, and schools to promote awareness of the
problems associated with illegal underage alcohol
~_~se and to seize this oppor^t~.~nity to establish safer'
and healthier norms regarding alcohol use by yo~_tng
Texans. Together, we can stop alcohol violations
early. We must do it now, not later.
Signed this i~th day of Apr^i 1, 1999.
COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND NINE COPIES OF THIS REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO BE
REVIEWED BY THE COURT.
MADE BY: Fred Henneke
MEETING DATE: April 12. 1999
SUBJECT: (PLEASE BE SPECIFIC)
OFFICE: County Judge
TIME PREFERRED:
Consider and discuss proclaiming the month of April as "Youth Alcohol Awareness Month"
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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the lives of too many young Texans have already been lost and too many others
jeopazdized to ignore the problems associated with illegal underage drinking; and,
WHEREAS, illegal underage drinking significantly contributes to health problems, health care
costs, crime, violence and other serious problems in our County; and
WHEREAS, cwbing juvenile drinking and driving while intoxicated (DWI) violations aze two of
the most important issues facing our community; and
WHEREAS, education and prevention initiatives introduced through the Texas alcoholic
Beverage Commissioner's Project SAVE (Stop Alcohol Violations Eazly) aze
intended to decrease the problems named above; and
WHEREAS, Ken County is committed to working for the prevention of alcohol use by our
Youth under 21 years of age and joins state-wide initiatives that draw attention to
this effort;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT KNOWN:
That I, Fred Henneke, County Judge of Kerr County, Texas and in cooperation with
the residents of Kerr County, do hereby proclaim the month of April as
"YOUTH ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH"
and call upon all citizens, other government agencies, public and private institutions,
business, hospitals, and schools to promote awareness of the problems associated
with illegal underage alcohol use and to seize this opportunity to establish safer and
healthier norms regarding alcohol use by young Texans. Together, we can stop
alcohol violations eazly. We must do it now, not later.
Signed this 12`" day of April, 1999.
Fred Henneke
Ken County Judge