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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2007 - 40 By: Mayor O'Grady A RESOL UTION PRO CLAIMING MA Y 7`h AS AIDS ORPHANS DA Y IN THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, OHIO AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the AIDS pandemic is relentlessly gaining ground, leaving millions of victims in its wake and orphaning a new child every fifteen (15) seconds. Children who have been orphaned or rendered vulnerable to AIDS are among the most fragile children on the planet; and WHEREAS, Twenty-five (25) years into the AIDS epidemic, it is estimated that 2.3 million children under fifteen (15) years old are infected with HN. An estimated 530,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2006, mainly through mother-to-child transmission. Without treatment, one of two infected infants will die before age two (2); and WHEREAS, the AIDS orphans' crisis is a humanitarian, economic, social, and secuxity challenge that our global society must address; and WHEREAS, AIDS orphans don't vote. They do not have a voice. Therefore, we must be the voice for the 15 million AIDS orphans in the world today through this large-scale and sustainable political effort; and WHEREAS, World AIDS Orphans Day contributes to raising public awareness about the plight of these children as we work to end this crisis; and WHEREAS, elected officials, guarantors of the Rights of the Child in their respective districts, can commit their constituencies to respecting the rights of these most vulnerable children. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That the Mayor and Council of the City of North Olmsted, on behalf of the entire North Olmsted community, do hereby proclaim May 7th as AIDS Orphans Day, and further invite all North Olmsted citizens to support this world solidarity collation. SECTION 2: That this Resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare, and further for the reason that it is necessary that this Resolution go into effect immediately due to timeliness; and further provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members of Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor.