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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED RESOLUTION NO. 2025 - 98 BY: Mayor Jones, All of City Council A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED RECOGNIZING OCTOBER AS "SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY ("SUDEP") AWARENESS MONTH" IN NORTH OLMSTED, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, Ohio House Bill 731, 134th General Assembly, designates every October 26 as "Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy Awareness Day". This Bill is also known as "Brenna's Law", in honor of the late Brenna Brossard of North Olmsted, Ohio who passed away from SUDEP on January 30, 2022; and WHEREAS, the city of North Olmsted designates the month of October, 2025 as "SUDEP Awareness Month" in association with the Epilepsy Association of Cleveland, in an effort to bring increased awareness and prevention of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy; and WHEREAS, the Centers for Disease Control indicate that 1 in 1,000 people with Epilepsy dies from SUDEP each year. SUDEP is the sudden, unexpected death of a person with Epilepsy, who is otherwise healthy and no other cause of death can be found, such as trauma or drowning; and WHEREAS, SUDEP most often occurs during or after a generalized seizure, and usually occurs at nighttime when it is often unwitnessed. When a patient is properly informed about SUDEP, they can take steps to mitigate the risk of it occurring; and WHEREAS, preventative steps include taking anti -epileptic drugs (medications), prioritizing sleep, keeping regular doctor visits, avoid alcohol and recreational drugs, identifying and avoiding seizure triggers, and utilizing seizure detection and alert devices. 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 this Council hereby take action to prevent SUDEP and declare October, 2025 as SUDEP Awareness Month; and 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 for the further reason it is necessary that this legislation go into effect immediately in order that the City may immediately announce, publicize and proclaim October as SUDEP Awareness Month, and further, provided it receives the affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members of the Council, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor.