05- PROCLAMATION DECLARING aPRIL AS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTHCITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET
Submittal Date:
03/30/201 l
Council Date:
04/ 11 /2011
Originating Departrnent.
City Council
Presented By:
Mayor Biard
Agenda Item No.:
5.
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
None
PoLICY IssuE(s):
Public Announcement
BACKGROUND:
Proclamation declaring April as Autism Awareness Month.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
EXHIBITS:
The attached proclamation
AC'I'ION:
BUDGET INFO:
❑ Financial Report ❑
Minute Order
Expense
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❑ Department Report
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Resolution
Budgeted Amt
$
❑ Presentation
❑ Ordinance
y'rD Actual
$
❑ Public Hearing ❑ Other
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REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY:
Z Administration Z City Clerk ❑ Community Development ❑ EMS/IT
❑ Municipal Court Z Legal ❑ Library ❑ Police ❑ Eng./Public Works
❑ Finance ❑ Fire
❑ Utilities
City of Paris ~ Revised 2/04/08
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comn2unicate andinteract witdl otliers,- and,-
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autisyn aears to 6e rising Its not cl ar tivl-tetlier tliis is ue
to 6etter de-tection and-r~orting of autism, a real increase in
num6er ofcases, or 6otl~i,- and,-
tivAil tl~iere is no cure for autism, intensive,
earl'y treatment can yna.6e a 6g ~fference in tle lives of ynan~
cl~iil~ren ivitl~i tl~ie di-sorde-r,• and,-
V3~~'R~'.R5; cliil~ren 7vitli autism generall~ liave
_pro6l ms in tliree crucial areas of de-vek~rnent - social
interaction, l~znguage an"eliavioY• and-
yY.9l~7z~'. our goal is to cliange tl~ie future for all wlio
struggl ivitli autism .~vectrum di-sorde- rs, and"~ve are de-d-l-cated-
to raise _pu6lc ativareness a6out autism and- its 5fcts on
indi-viualfamiles, and-society- and-to 6ring l~ioe to allivl~io
de- alivitl~i tlie l~iaYds'lios of tl~iis di-sorde- r- and -
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Yecognition of tl~ieforegoing do- l~iere6yproclaim .A
prilas
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in Paris, 1'amar County, ~7exas, and-ure all citizens to 6e
aware of tl~ie need to eucate tl~ie_pu6lc a6out autism and tl~ie
nee~for increased-researc`i, fundt-ng, and-~effective treatments
for autism ~vectrum di-sorde- rs
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and-caused-tl~ie Sealoftl~ie City to 6e ~zffixed-at tl~ie Cit.y of7'aris,
tAis tAe lltl~i ay of.~pri,l zoll
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,lanice ~'lls, City Clerk
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V XentMcli*ar CityAttorney
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