Miami-Dade
Legislative Item File Number: 122498 |
Clerk's Official Copy |
File Number: 122498 | File Type: Resolution | Status: Adopted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Version: 0 | Reference: R-1062-12 | Control: Board of County Commissioners | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Requester: NONE | Cost: | Final Action: 12/18/2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sunset Provision: No | Effective Date: | Expiration Date: |
Registered Lobbyist: | None Listed |
Legislative History |
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Acting Body | Date | Agenda Item | Action | Sent To | Due Date | Returned | Pass/Fail |
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County Attorney | 12/19/2012 | Assigned | Jess M. McCarty | ||||
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Board of County Commissioners | 12/18/2012 | 11A27 AMENDED | Adopted as amended | P | |||
REPORT: | Commissioner Moss asked the County Attorney to read the item in its entirety. County Attorney Cuevas read the foregoing proposed resolution into the record, noting Commissioner Moss was the prime sponsor, and the remaining Commission members were co-sponsors. Commissioner Moss asked Mayor Gimenez to sign off on this resolution immediately, and waive the veto period in order for this show of sympathy and solidarity to be transmitted to Newtown, their school board, and any other concerned parties as soon as possible. Hearing no further questions or comments, the Board members proceeded to vote on the foregoing proposed resolution, as amended to add the following language as another possible effective date: “approval by the County Mayor of this Resolution and the filing of this approval with the Clerk of the Board.” | ||||||
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Legislative Text |
TITLE RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THE HORRIFIC ATTACK AT THE SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT AND EXPRESSING SYMPATHY AND SUPPORT FOR ALL THOSE AFFECTED BY THIS TRAGEDY BODY WHEREAS, on December 14, 2012, a mass shooting took place at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut; and WHEREAS, the people of Miami-Dade County wish to extend their sympathy to the Newtown community in this unimaginable tragedy and mourn the loss of 26 innocent lives, including 20 elementary school-age children; and WHEREAS, the people of Miami-Dade County also would like to acknowledge the quick action of teachers, the school�s principal, law enforcement officials and other first responders whose heroic efforts prevented the loss of additional life, in some cases giving up their own lives to save the lives of young children; and WHEREAS, the people of Miami-Dade County will always remember the victims of this mass shootings and stand in solidarity with the surviving students, parents, teachers and families, as well as the entire Newtown community, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that this Board: Section 1.� Condemns the senseless attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, on Friday, December 14, 2012. Section 2. Offers condolences to all of the students, parents, teachers, administrators and faculty of Sandy Hook Elementary School, as well as their families, and recognizes that the healing process will be long and difficult for the entire Newtown community. Section 3. Honors the selfless, dedicated service of: (A) the teachers, principal and school support staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, some of whom sacrificed their own lives to save the lives of innocent young children; and (B) the emergency response teams and law enforcement officials who responded to the attack and who saved the lives of some of these young children based on their quick action; and Section 4. Remains committed to working together to help prevent tragedies of this kind from ever happening again. |
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