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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Anoka County, Minnesota DATE: November 13, 1990 RESOLUTION #90-116 OFFERED BY COMMISSIONERS; Kordiak, Haas Steffen, Burmah, Langfeld, Cenaiko, McCarron and Erhart RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING NOVEMBER TO BE EPILEPSY MONTH IN ANOKA COUNTY WHEREAS there are more than 100,000 Minnesotans with some form of epilepsy, which is not a disease but a disorder of the central nervous system; and, WHEREAS, these Minnesotans are a significant portion of some 2,000,000 Americans from throughout the country who have epilepsy; and, WHEREAS, 60 percent of those persons who have epilepsy are elementary schoot age or younger; and, WHEREAS, in Minnesota there is approximately one child in every other classroom with epilepsy; and, WHEREAS, epilepsy is the second most common neurological disorder or physical impairment; and, WHEREAS with early diagnosis and attention to medical, social and neurological aspects more people will be able to bring their seizures under partial or full control; and, WHEREAS, everyone generally needs more information about epilepsy, its causes, and what can be done to help in order to change public attitudes from rejection to understanding and acceptance: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Anoka County Board of Commissioners does hereby proclaim November to be: EPILEPSY MONTH IN ANOKA COUNTY. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution be forwarded to all cities and townships within Anoka County in the hope that similar resolutions from local governments could be adopted, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that through these efforts by governments within Anoka County all citizens will have a greater understanding of epilepsy so that people with epilepsy will be better able to take their rightful place in the mainstream of American society. YES District #1 - Haas Steffen X Haas Steffen District #2 -Burman X Burman District #3 - Langfeld X Langfeld District #4 - Kordiak X Kordiak District #5 - Cenaiko X Cenaiko District #6 - McCarron X McCarron District #7 - Erhart X Erhart NO STATE OF MINNESOTA ) SS COUNTY OF ANOKA I, John "Jay" McUnden, County Administrator, Anoka County, Minnesota, hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing copy of the resolution of the County Board of said County with the original record thereof on file in the Administration Office, Anoka County, Minnesota, as stated in the minutes of the proceedings of said Board at a meeting duly held on November 13, 1990, and that the same is a true and correct copy of said original record and of the whole thereof, and that said resolution was duly passed by said Board at said meeting. W~tness my hand and seal this 13th day of November, 1990. J (/I-.I N "JAY'~f'M ct'IN DE N- COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR