THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING AUGUST 2007 AS

CHILD SUPPORT AWARENESS MONTH

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WHEREAS, the County of San Mateo is committed to encouraging parents to provide their children with the emotional and financial support they need; and

WHEREAS, the Department of Child Support Services assists over 19, 500 children by establishing and enforcing court orders for child support and health insurance; and

The Department's efforts have amounted to $205 million in child support collections during FFY 2000--2006; and

WHEREAS, the Department has consistently improved their performance on all the federal child support performance measures so that now 86.4% of the cases have orders, 61% of cases have collection, and 65.2% of the current support dollars owed are paid; and

WHEREAS, it is important to educate the community about the legal responsibilities of parenthood and the availability of child support services provided by the Department of Child Support Services.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED that the Board of Supervisors and the County of San Mateo, State of California, hereby designates August 2007 as “Child Support Awareness Month” in San Mateo County.

Dated: August 7, 2007

SUPERVISORS:

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ROSE JACOBS GIBSON, PRESIDENT

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MARK CHURCH

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RICHARD S. GORDON

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JERRY HILL

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ADRIENNE J. TISSIER

Attest:

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Deputy Clerk of the Board of Supervisors