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PROCLAMATION
No. 2018 - 04
NATIONAL CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK – SEP. 23-29, 2018
WHEREAS, infants, toddlers and children represent Idaho’s future; and
WHEREAS, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death and serious injuries for children 14 years
old and younger; and
WHEREAS, nationwide in 2016, of the 826 children killed in passenger vehicle crashes, 289 were
unrestrained; and
WHEREAS, in Idaho during 2016, 3 children under 7 years old died and 5 were seriously injured in car
crashes because they were unrestrained; and
WHEREAS, many of these deaths and injuries could have been prevented had these children been buckled
up in an appropriate car seat or seat belt; and
WHEREAS, during National Child Passenger Safety Week September 23-29, 2018, several car seat safety
check events will be held statewide; and
WHEREAS, Idaho has more than 300 certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians who are committed to
educating parents and caregivers about the best ways to keep kids safe while traveling in cars, no matter how
short or long the trip ; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council hereby support the Rexburg City Police Department emphasizing
the importance of preventing child deaths and injuries by keeping them buckled up in an appropriate car
seat or seat belt; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Rexburg, Idaho, do hereby recognize
September 23-29, 2018 as National Child Passenger Safety Week
in the City of Rexburg and call on and encourage our citizens to take advantage of car seat safety checks to
ensure children are in the proper car seat for their age and size, and that the seats are installed correctly.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
caused the Seal of the City of Rexburg to be affixed this 12th day of
September of the year of our Lord two thousand eighteen.
APPROVED:
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SEAL Jerry Merrill
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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Deborah Lovejoy
REXBURG CITY CLERK
35 North 1st East
Rexburg, ID 83440
Phone: 208.359.3020
Fax: 208.359.3022
mayor@rexburg.org
www.rexburg.org
NATIONAL CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY WEEK
September 23 – 29, 2018
Mayor Jerry Merrill