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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4. Mayor's Report 09/04/2012TEXTING AND DRIVING AWARENESS MONTH SEPTEMBER 2012 "No Text On Board — Pledge Day" September 19, 2012 WHEREAS, the Village of Mount Prospect holds the health and safety of its young adults as a chief concern; and WHEREAS, text messaging is the main mode of communication for most American teenagers with half of all teens sending between 21 and 70 texts a day; and WHEREAS, 90% of American teenagers expect a reply to a text message within five minutes; and WHEREAS, texting takes one's eyes off the road for an average of five seconds; and WHEREAS, in an AT &T survey, 43% of American teenage drivers admitted to texting while driving even though 97% know it is dangerous; and WHEREAS, a recent study showed those who send text messages while driving are 23 times more likely to crash; and WHEREAS, a driver that sends a text message while driving not only jeopardizes his or her safety, but also the safety of passengers, pedestrians, and other drivers. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Irvana K. Wilks, Mayor of the Village of Mount Prospect, do hereby proclaim the month of SEPTEMBER, 2012 as "TEXTING AND DRIVING AWARENESS MONTH" and September 19, 2012 as "NO TEXT ON BOARD — PLEDGE DAY" and encourage all drivers to take the pledge to never text and drive again. Irvana K. Wilks Mayor ATTEST: M. Lisa Angell Village Clerk Dated this 4th day of September 2012 Village of Mount Prospect Mount Prospect, Illinois INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE MANAGER MICHAEL JANONIS VILLAGE CLERK LISA ANGELL FROM: MAYOR IRVANA K. WILKS DATE: AUGUST 30, 2012 SUBJECT: APPOINTMENT TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS I hereby nominate the following individuals for appointment to the following Board and Commission: Youth Commission Appointment: Jonathan Okon Noah Kiel River Trails Middle School 8 th Grade Holmes Jr. High 7 th Grade Term to expire June 2013 Term to expire June 2013 Please refer to the Appointee Information Sheet individuals have filled out for additional information. I recommend the above - listed individual be appointed. I believe they will represent the Village fairly and objectively. I RVANA K. WI LKS I KW /dj Mayor