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TITLE: CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO RESOLUTION _NO.M Series of 2010 A RESOLUTION FOR THE SUPPORT OF LOCAL ADMINISTRATION OF COLORADO'S HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM WHEREAS, the Governor's
Child Welfare Action Committee (CWAC) established by Executive Order B 006 08 on April 16, 2008, examined the child welfare system over the course of 18 months and developed 35 recommendations
to improve the safety of vulnerable children in Colorado; and WHEREAS, one of the Governor's CWAC recommendations was to structurally reorganize the delivery of human services in the
State, not just the child welfare system; and WHEREAS, Jefferson County supported the creation of the Governor's CWAC and endorsed 27 of the 29 recommendations that originated from it;
and WHEREAS, national data from the United States Department of Human Services shows that the rate of child fatalities due to abuse or neglect per 100,000 children is slightly higher
for state administered systems than county administered systems; and WHEREAS, in Colorado, the percent of child fatalities with prior county involvement has declined over a seven-year
period from 56% to 24%; and WHEREAS, the Jefferson Board of County Commissioners passed a resolution of support for locally administered human services, and is asking municipal City
Councils to examine this complex issue and adopt a similar resolution ; and WHEREAS, this recommendation, despite the work and focus of the Governor's CWAC on child welfare, implicated
all of human services including, but not limited to, food stamps, child care, and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (FANF); and WHEREAS, the Wheat Ridge City Council supports the
local administration of the social services system in order to maximize the flexibility and responsiveness of the system to local needs, while ensuring efficient management and local
control; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado, that the Wheat Ridge City Council is committed to enhancing the accountability of
both State and local governments' management; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Wheat Ridge City Council supports a locallyadministered human services system.
DONE AND RESOLVED THIS 11th ATTEST: ~~Clerk