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ARE YOU READY? THANK YOU, SIR.
UH, ACTUALLY, GOOD AFTERNOON BY A FEW SECONDS.
WOULD LIKE TO CALL TO ORDER THE OCTOBER 18TH, UH, MEETING OF THE GSEN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
UM, WE WILL START BY, AS WE ALWAYS DO, WITH AN INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE, LESS LED BY MS. LES GILLETTE.
PLEASE, UH, PLEASE STAND IF YOU'RE ABLE.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST, UH, THANK YOU FOR THIS,
[I. Call to Order]
UH, BEAUTIFUL SEASON IN, IN GSON COUNTY.[II. Invocation]
THANK YOU FOR THIS BOARD AND, UM, THE DECISIONS THAT WE MADE.WE JUST ASK YOU TO BE WITH US AS WE, WE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.
LORD, LET IT BE PLEASING TO YOU, GOD, AND JUST GIVE US THE WISDOM THAT, UH, THAT WE WOULD NEED TO MAKE THE DECISION THAT, UH, WOULD BE FAVORABLE TO YOU.
LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THESE THINGS.
[III. Pledge of Allegiance]
THANK YOU.TODAY'S BUSINESS IN FRONT OF US IS, UH, WE ARE GOING TO BE GOING INTO CLOSE SESSION
[IV. Proclamation Recognizing October 2022 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month]
TO, UH, TO DISCUSS THE, THE, THE BUT NECESSARY, UH, STEP OF MOVING FORWARD, UM, IN OUR NEW REALITY.LIKE WE SPOKE ABOUT LAST MEETING OF, UH, FINDING SOMEONE TO CARRY OUT THE REST OF MR. SHARP'S TERM.
UH, SO WE'LL BE GOING TO A CLOSE SESSION, BUT BEFORE THAT, WE DID WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, UM, UH, PROCLAMATION THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR, BUT THAT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
UM, AND WE HAVE OUR PARTNERS HERE FROM GLAND CARES, UH, TO, TO RECOGNIZE AND DO A PROCLAMATION FOR, UH, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, UH, WHICH IS OCTOBER.
UM, GUC AND CARES HAS, I ACTUALLY WAS ON THE BOARD WHEN WE STARTED THE DOMESTIC ABUSE PROGRAM, AND THEY WERE ALREADY DOING LIKE 12 PROGRAMS AND THEY WANTED TO ADD ANOTHER ONE.
AND SADLY, UH, VERY QUICKLY THAT PROGRAM WAS FILLED UP.
AND, UM, IT'S A HUGE NEED AND WE, WE HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE AND JUST FOLKS BEING AWARE OF HOW TO RECOGNIZE AND LOOK FOR THE SIGNS.
AND, UM, HAVING THIS, UH, ORGANIZATION THAT DOES SUCH A GREAT JOB AND, AND SUPPORTS OUR COMMUNITY AND THESE PEOPLE WHO ARE, UH, IN A POSITION WHERE THEY, THEY NEED HELP, UH, MORE THAN THEY PROBABLY EVER HAVE OR HOPEFULLY EVER WILL.
UM, SO, UM, MS. QUES, IF YOU WOULD READ THE RESOLUTION, I'M GONNA COME DOWN AND SALLY, IF YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO COME DOWN AND MEET ME, IS STEVIE COORDINATOR.
WHEREAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS A PATTERN OF ABUSIVE AND COERCIVE BEHAVIORS USED BY ONE INDIVIDUAL INTENDED TO EXERT POWER AND CONTROL OVER ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL IN THE CONTEXT OF AN INTIMATE OR FAMILY RELATIONSHIP.
AND WHEREAS ABUSIVE BEHAVIORS MAY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO PHYSICAL ASSAULTS, VERBAL ASSAULTS, THREATS, INTIMIDATION, EMOTIONAL ABUSE, USE OF WEAPONS, DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY, VIOLENCE TOWARDS OTHER PEOPLE OR PETS, SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND CONTROL OVER ECONOMIC RESOURCES.
AND WHEREAS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS AN INTOLERABLE VIOLENT CRIME WITH PUBLIC HEALTH IMPLICATIONS FOR EVERY PERSON IN GLAND COUNTY, WHETHER A VICTIM SURVIVOR, A FAMILY MEMBER, SIGNIFICANT OTHER NEIGHBOR, EMPLOYER, OR COWORKER OF A VICTIM
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SURVIVOR.AND WHEREAS NO ONE PERSON, ORGANIZATION, AGENCY, OR COMMUNITY CAN ELIMINATE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ON THEIR OWN, WE MUST WORK TOGETHER TO EDUCATE OUR ENTIRE POPULATION ABOUT WHAT CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT SUCH VIOLENCE, SUPPORT VICTIM SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND IN INCREASED SUPPORT OR AGENCIES PROVIDING SERVICES TO THOSE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
AND WHEREAS GLAND CARE IS A COMPREHENSIVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM, PROVIDED 96 SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BY PROVIDING 24 HOUR HOTLINE SERVICE IS FACILITATING SAFETY PLANS, PROVIDING SHELTER SERVICES, OFFERING SUPPORT AND INFORMATION, PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT AND COUNSELING, ADVOCATING FOR VICTIMS, SURVIVORS SEEKING PROTECTIVE ORDERS, EMPOWERING SURVIVORS TO CHART THEIR OWN COURSE FOR HEALING AND FACILITATING EDUCATIONAL TRAININGS AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS. AND WHEREAS ENDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN GUCCI AND COUNTY INVOLVES ACTIVE COLLABORATION BETWEEN GUCCI AND CARES, GUCCI AND COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, GUCCI AND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, GUCCI AND VICTIM WITNESS PROGRAM, THE 16TH DISTRICT JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURT SERVICES UNIT, GUCCI AND DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND OTHER REGIONAL PARTNERS.
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE GUCCI AND COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF OCTOBER AS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH IN GLAND COUNTY.
CAN I GET A MOTION? MS. J I MOVE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY AYE.
UM, YOU KNOW, SALLY, YOU ALWAYS SAY, I THINK THE TERM YOU USE TO DESCRIBE USED AND CARES, I THINK RESONATES THE MOST WITH ME IS AS A SAFETY NET.
AND I CAN'T THINK OF A MORE IMPORTANT AND MORE CRITICAL SAFETY NET THAN THIS ONE.
SO IT'S, THE NUMBERS ARE STAGGERING.
THEY'RE SCARY, BUT I'M SO GLAD YOU GUYS ARE THERE TO DO THIS.
I WANTED TO SEE IF WE COULD GET A PICTURE WITH THIS, WITH LISA WITH HER PURPLE HAIR, BECAUSE THAT'S THE, IT'S PINK COLOR FOR PINK.
[V. Closed Meeting & Certification: Board will move to Conference Room 270 for]
MOTION? UH, YEAH.MR. JEFF, YOU'RE PREPARED TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION? YES, SIR.
UM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF VIRGINIA CODE 2.2 DASH 37 11 SUB A SUB ONE, I MOVE THAT THE G COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONVENE IN CLOSED MEETING FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION AND OR INTERVIEWS OF PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS VACANCY IN DISTRICT FOUR SECOND.
MS. LASETTE, UM, ROLL CALL VOTE.
WE ARE, UM, MOVING INTO CLOSED SESSION.
WE WILL BE, UH, HAVING OUR CLOSED SESSION ACROSS THE HALL AND WE WILL COME OUT OF CLOSE SESSION IN ROOM TWO 70 AS WELL.
SO IF YOU WANTED TO BE THERE FOR THAT, THAT'S WHERE WE WILL BE.