2018-1517 FILE RESOLUTION NO. 2018 - 1517
A resolution proclaiming April 2018 as "Teen Alcohol Use & Abuse Awareness Month" in the
City of Janesville.
WHEREAS, while progress has been made, underage drinking is especially severe in Wisconsin, with
28% of the state's high school students reporting alcohol use and 18% reporting binge drinking; and
WHEREAS, adults who provide alcohol to youth place them at risk for acute impairment and threaten
their long-term development and well-being often with tragic health, social, and economic
consequences; and
WHEREAS, in 2013, underage drinking cost the citizens of Wisconsin $1 billion including medical
care, work loss, and pain and suffering; and
WHEREAS, unless you are a parent, legal guardian, or spouse of an underage individual and are 21
years of age or older, it is illegal to sell, serve, or provide alcohol to underage individuals; and
WHEREAS, the Janesville Police Department and Janesville Mobilizing 4 Change routinely conduct
both alcohol-age compliance checks at licensed establishments and rigorously enforce laws against
selling, serving, or providing alcohol to underage youth; and
WHEREAS, historically the City of Janesville has adopted ordinances to limit the access and
availability of alcohol to underage youth; and
WHEREAS, parental support, monitoring, and communication can significantly reduce drinking among
adolescents; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COMMON COUNCIL of the City of Janesville
recognizes April 2018 as "Teen Alcohol Use & Abuse Awareness Month" for the purpose of
encouraging residents of this City to increase their knowledge about teen alcohol use and abuse.
ADOPTED: March 26, 2018
APPROVED: Motion by: Conley
Second by: Williams
Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Absent
Mark Freitag, City Manager
ATT Conley X
Farrell X
Gruber X
Jorgensen X
avid T. Godek, City Clerk-Treasurer Marklein X
APPROVED AS TO FORM: Williams X
Le/&1,7//W1Wolfe X
Wald Klimczyk, City Attorney
Proposed by: Janesville Mobilizing 4 Change •
Prepared by: City Manager's Office