Meeting of October 5, 2023

good evening I'd like to call this uh meeting of Davis County Fiscal Court this is our regular Thursday October 5th 2023 meeting to order and uh commissioner casson if you would lead us in the prayer and the pledge please sure thank you please bow your head and pray with me God in heaven as we come before you today we thank you for the many opportunities This Day brings to serve our community while also serving you thank you for the challenges and opportunities you send us each day that allow us to be a reflection of your love and faithfulness to everyone we encounter thank you for allowing us to live in a country where we are free to disagree with others but please help us to grow in our understanding of one another are respecting our differences knowing that each of us is unique and created in your likeness thank you for the much needed rain as it helps give life to all that grows and please watch over our fall break Travelers as they travel in this rate we ask that you bless the leaders of our community whether they are formal or informal leaders to have the wisdom and strength for guiding Us in the direction that leads us to you and finally as we recognize this month as breast cancer awareness month we ask for your loving touch on all those who endure the pains

and challenges illness Springs please give us the strength to carry us through these times and to continue our faithful journey in your name amen amen I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the rep for it stands one nation under God indivisible liy jusice thank you commissioner Casten uh see our Senator Boswell is with us welcome this evening sir um Brook one consideration for presentation a proclaim the month of October of 2023 as domestic violence awareness month I'm I'm sorry commissioner con if you if you wouldn't mind reading that one the proclamation from the Judge executive's Office I'd be more than glad to whereas domestic violence is a behavior pattern used to establish power

and control over another through fear intimidation and abuse and whereas annually one in four men experience domestic violence and one in three women will experience it in their lifetime and whereas domestic violence does not discriminate affecting all Races ages genders and income levels according to HUD domestic violence is the third leading cause of homel homelessness among us families and whereas two of three female murder victims or killed by a family member or intimate partner and children living in violent abusive homes are likely to suffer from physical and emotional health issues and difficulties in school and whereas annually America spends 37 billion dollar on domestic violence related medical expenses Sheltering and Foster Care law enforcement legal cost sick leave absenteeism and low employee productivity and whereas one in 15 children witness domestic violence

annually in the US without a coordinated Community effort to end this heinous crime girls witnessing domestic violence are more vulnerable to abuse and witnessing boys are likely to become perpetrators themselves thus continuing the cycle of violence and now therefore I Charlie cast and Davis County judge executive to hereby proclaim the month of October 2023 as do domestic violence awareness month and urge all citizens citizens to learn more about preventing domestic violence and to support and show appreciation to the many local agencies volunteers who provide protection advocacy and assistance to victims presented in Davis County Kentucky this fifth day of October 2023 signed Charlie castan Davis County judge executive and I believe we do have Andrea Robinson here to be able to accept and so if we wish to go down present it to her and take some pictures yes let's do that there we go and then you can say a few words

[Music] here we go three two one let me try one more three two sorry okay three two one okay that was the I want to offer assist your thanks to Fiscal Court for a an ongoing um level of support for the work that we do um it makes a difference every day um thank you for your continued financial support and just support when we need to talk things through or acknowledge the work that we're doing on behalf of survivors this past year the state of Kentucky experienced 18 murders related to domestic violence 14 of those were related to gun violence one of those was

here in our own City in Owensboro Kentucky a 16-year-old girl who was killed by her ex partner so we have a lot of work to do prevention is necessary we want to work with the schools we continue to try to do all that we can to spread the word um but we want to thank you for all of your support we want to ask that everybody wear purple in the month of October um in recognition of domestic violence awareness month and we also want to thank Fiscal Court and Jerry for lighting up um the courthouse house tomorrow um at dusk so we'd like to be here for photo ops um but in recognition of domestic violence awareness month so we thank you for your continued support and look forward to a continued collaboration so thank you so much you're welcome thank you for all that you do in our uh community in this realm it's it's uh sad that we have to even talk about it but we we all know it's very real so thank you you're welcome any comments from the

Commissioners next time B Proclaim October 4th of 2023 as 10 for awareness [Music] day so this one's for me to read whereas children underage four are at a high risk of serious physical injury or death as a result of child abuse and where as Kentucky has doubled the national rate of sub substantiated child abuse victim abuse child victims of abuse under age one and whereas research from pediatricians has led to a tool called 10 the 10 four faces bruising rule to help identify bruising in areas that are cause for concern on children younger than four years of age and whereas 104 faces P says that any bruising before a child who is not yet pulling up or taking steps es especially those four months of age and younger and any bruising on the Torso ears and neck that's where the tin comes from as well

as the F pulum pulum angle of jaw cheeks eyelids Sub sub conjunctive and that's where the faces comes from and pattern bruisings are significant red flags for child abuse and need to be reported and whereas Kentucky requires the training of certain professionals such as nurses doctors social workers and First Responders on this rule within the Pediatric abusive head trauma training but it is imperative to have as many adults as possible ready to identify these concerning bruises and whereas family nurturing Center and the co- for kids face it movement are leading a campaign to end child abuse that aims to bring awareness to the 10 four faces P bruising rule with a traditional and social media campaign and educational events on the days surrounding October 4th 104 on 104 and whereas the University of