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RESOLUTION 06-33 <br /> RESOLUTION ADOPTING BUCKLE UP, PEQUOT LAKES - CLICK IT OR TICKET <br /> WHEREAS, the Pequot Lakes Police Dept. and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety <br /> Office of Traffic Safety—participants and administrators of the Safe & Sober October <br /> Mobilization education and enforcement campaign—is committed to saving lives by increasing <br /> seat belt use and reducing the number of unnecessary traffic fatalities on Minnesota roads; and <br /> WHEREAS, more than one-half of last year's traffic fatalities were vehicle occupants not <br /> wearing seat belts; and <br /> WHEREAS, motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for children and young adults <br /> ages 2 to 33 and the leading cause of quadriplegia and paraplegia; and <br /> WHEREAS, we recognize seat belts play an important role in saving lives, preventing injuries, <br /> and reducing insurance and health care costs; and <br /> WHEREAS, while Minnesota laws enforce seat belt use, all of us must do what we can to stress <br /> the importance of buckling up; and <br /> WHEREAS, the coordination of state and local efforts will enhance the overall efficiency and <br /> impact of this life-saving campaign. <br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Pequot Lakes <br /> endorses the Safe & Sober October Mobilization and recognizes the period of October 21-30, <br /> 2006 as "Buckle Up, Pequot Lakes—Click it or Ticket!" The City Council of the City of <br /> Pequot Lakes urges citizens of Pequot Lakes to use this period to demonstrate and reaffirm our <br /> commitment to buckling up and arriving alive to our destinations. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Pequot Lakes encourages <br /> peace officers to increase public awareness of the risks associated with seat belt and child seat <br /> non-use; the City Council of the City of Pequot Lakes also supports the education and <br /> enforcement activities that include conducting enhanced enforcement; distributing public <br /> information; collecting seat belt use data to measure progress; and supporting efforts to improve <br /> state legislation on the required use of passenger protection devices; and be it further, <br /> PROCLAIMED, That this October 21-30, 2006 be known as "Buckle Up, Pequot Lakes— <br /> Click It or Ticket!" in Pequot Lakes, MN. <br /> Passed nd Adopted this 3rd day of October, 2006. <br /> Cathy alecha, Mayor <br /> ATTEST <br /> Sandra Peine, City Clerk <br />