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A resolution endorsing Issue 4 to encourage the residents of Franklin County to support the renewing of the Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities Levy.
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WHEREAS, the Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities, (FCBDD) is responsible for providing community based services to children and adults with developmental disabilities; and
WHEREAS, the FCBDD provides life-long quality services to individuals and supports families who have relatives that participate in children and adult programs - this includes preschools, employment services, Special Olympics, needed therapies, service care coordination, supported living programs, transportation, services to senior citizens with developmental disabilities and more; and
WHEREAS, in many instances aging parents in their 60s, 70s and 80s, lack the ability to provide the independent care that is needed for their developmentally disabled sons and daughters; and
WHEREAS, the Board has taken great efforts to be responsive to the community’s needs - specifically by working to balance the reality of its financial resources by implementing a long term strategic planning process; and
WHEREAS, if current trends continue, the enrollment is expected to increase at a rate of approximately 3% each year - this is due to a number of factors including: improvements in medical technology, greater longevity, increased awareness, an enhanced community need, population growth and other reasons; and
WHEREAS, the Board also provides funding to a number of organizations including: Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Goodwill Columbus, the Nisonger Center at The Ohio State University, Easter Seals, Catholic Social Services, the Columbus Jewish Center, the Childhood League, and others; and
WHEREAS, the Board is proposing to renew a 3.5 mill levy which will expire in 2018 - it will have an unchanged millage amount of 3.5 mills, which means no new taxes, now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY...
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