Meeting of March 6, 2025

good evening I'd like to call this meeting of the Davis County Fiscal Court to order this is our first meeting of March in March 2025 today is March 6 2025 and commissioner marks would you mind opening with a prayer and the pledge thank you judge if you would stand with me please our gracious heavenly father I thank you for this day and for the promise of spring right around the corner even though we're experiencing the cold weather yet again we know you make all things new and that you can change hearts and make them new as well and so we ask that anyone who is hurting or having difficulty at this time that you would grant them your peace that passes our understanding and their time of need and please continue to bless our County and our elected officials who try to lead us in the right direction I pray your will to be done for us in our County and through us as you have placed us all in this position for such a time as this may we have an attitude of

gratitude and a servant's heart we pray in Jesus name amen amen now the pledge I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America to the repic for it stands God indivisible withy andice for all thank you commissioner marks bar Rook first item one consideration for presentation a Proclaim March of 20 2025 as Social Work month Mr castlin if you'd read this one yes Jud whereas this year's Social Work month theme is social work compassion plus action embodies the fact that social workers go through years of Education and Training so they have the skills and expertise to transform their care for others into action that brings positive results and whereas social workers have helped this nation live up to its values by successfully advocating for equal rights for all people no matter their race sex ethnicity or religion and whereas social workers follow a code of ethics which sets as

the primary mission of the social work profession the enhancement of human well-being and meeting the basic human needs of all people with particular attention to the needs and empowerment of those who are vulnerable oppressed and living in poverty and whereas a social work profession is one of the fastest growing professions in the United States with more than 800,000 people expected to be employed as social workers by 2033 and whereas social workers are the Forefront of pressing issues our nation is addressing including increased needs for mental health care especially for children and Adolescence substance use disorder treatment and economic challenges and whereas social workers continue to stand ready to assist our nation in overcoming the present and future challenges including ending violence improving health care and improving mental health care for all and urging lawmakers to adopt appropriate reforms now therefore in recognition of the numerous contributions made by American social workers I Charlie castlin Davis County judge executive and the Davis County Fiscal Court do hereby proclaim the month of March 2025 as Social Work month and call upon all citizens to join in the celebration and support the social

work profession pres of Davis County on this the sixth day of March 2025 thank you commissioner I think we have uh Dr Wright from Brer to here to accept this if You' come forward and present this and if you could make make a few comments and then we'll come out and have a picture M okay all right judge kastyn County Commissioners elected officials everybody in this room I am a social worker and it is an honor to receive this proclamation of March as Social Work month but the credit really goes to the social workers in our country and in this room and if you are a social worker I'd like to ask you to raise your hand as you all know we meet people where they are we're there on the street corners we're in their homes we're in the schools we're in the hospitals we are there wherever they may need us we're in the child welfare system for those families and kids we provide more Mental Health Services than any other profession in the country and we do it because we believe in it we're going to keep doing it Brushy university has been providing Social Work education for 30

years since 1995 we have almost a thousand graduates and we do it because we believe in it and we're going to keep doing it so you just need to know that it is very meaningful to receive this Proclamation and support of all the people out here and in this room and across the world that provide social work we change lives and we keep doing it because we believe in it so I want to thank all of you in this room who are social workers for changing this world for a better place you're doing it and we thank you for doing it every day and every way that you do it so thank you for this Proclamation as I said it means more than you you know thank you to all of you for all that you do it really we we appreciate for your support and just know we're here with you to make this world a better place amen you thank you for the work you all do anyone else M Conor if I could please you know my wife Rosemary used to be with the uh with Casa yes uh advocate for children which she dealt with social workers every day and our children uh and and events and places to where people just Liv a very hard life and they look to each one of these individuals that are sitting here those individuals that are SE social workers to help to be their angels to

rescue to give Comfort to give hope and love to that I saw every day she was there uh for almost 5 years whenever she did it and sometimes it's heartbreaking isn't it it truly is heartbreaking but yet they look to you to mend that heart so from my personal standpoint and especially for my wife's thank you for all you do and all you will do it is appreciated thank you thank you commissioner anyone else yes judge thank you as a retired police officer I want to say thank you as well you know seeing what social workers would go through and the times that we would be called to to assist or something it seemed like it was always well beyond time that police were needed but to to go into what they would go into every day and have to uh have that and deal with it the way that they did and still come out with the with the attitudes I can never understand how somebody could continue to do it that way but and be that compassionate all the time but I saw it consistently and thank you for what you do thank you thank you go ahead commissioner I just want to say I know you all save lives and you give hope and I thank you for that and you've been a blessing to this community thank you thank you very much my my um um I

thought what I'm about to say was accurate but you said brush has been offering uh degrees for 30 years but I thought my oldest sister graduated from Brasher and I thought she had a degree in social work I know she went into the field and and U and she's I'm 63 she's she's 11 years older than me and U so so uh you've been you put been pushing out good graduates for a long time uh but I thank you for the work you do as well and I I remember even as a youngster hearing some of the tales that she with just clients that she assisted and U anyway it it um it's heartbreaking but thank you some someone it's good that we have the field the field of study and the and the people that are willing to serve in that capacity I was surprised when I um saw the proclamation when Brooke first brought it to me and it said that uh it's the fastest growing one of the fastest growing professions in America and that certainly drives home the need so thank you if you don't mind we'd like to come out and get our picture taken just know your words fill our cup we thank you [Music]

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