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River <br /> <br />13065 0r0n0 Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br /> <br />PROCLAMATION <br /> <br />ELK RIVER TO SUPPORT <br />"BUCKLE UP ELK RIVER!" WEEK <br /> MAY 24-JUNE 2 <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> <br />The Elk River Police Department and the Minnesota Department of Public <br />Safe~ Office of Traffic Safety,- participants and administrators of the 3'aJ¢ ~>~ <br />Sober May Mobilization education and enforcement campaign - is committed <br />to saving lives by increasing seat belt use and reducing the number of <br />unnecessary traffic fatalities on Nlinnesota roads; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Roughly two-thirds of traffic fatalities are attributed to seat belt non-use; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children and young <br /> adults ages 1 to 33 and the leading cause of quadriplegia and paraplegia; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, While Minnesota laws enforce seat belt use, all of us must do what we can to <br /> stress the importance of buckling up; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The coordination of state and local efforts will enhance the overall efficiency <br /> and impact of this life-saving campaign. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Elk River City Council endorses the <br />Saj5 O~ S0ber May Mobilization and recognizes the week of May 24-June 2 as "Buckle Up <br />Elk River!" Week. The Elk River Ci~ Council urges citizens of Elk River to use this week <br />to demonstrate and reaffirm our commitment to buckling up and arriving alive to our <br />destinations. <br /> <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Elk River Ci~ Council encourages peace <br />officers to increase public awareness of the risks associated with seat belt and child seat non- <br />use and supports the education and enforcement activity of the Say9 O~ So/~er May <br />Mobilization. <br /> <br />BUCKLE UP ELK RIVER WEEK <br /> <br />Stephanie I~-dinzing, Mayor <br /> <br />Phone: 763.441.7420 <br />Fax: 763.441.7425 <br /> <br />www. ci.elk-river, mn.us <br /> <br /> <br />