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4 member of Management serve as an ex-officio, non-voting officer on the Chamber’s Board of Directors. Commissioner McKee said this is an opportune time for the BOCC to serve on this board, and if no one else is interested, he would be willing to serve. The Board decided to wait until Commissioner Burroughs returned on April 10th to make a decision. Chair Dorosin referred to the Arts Moment, and whether the Board wants to open it up to Arts groups, in addition to individual artists. He said Katie Murray indicated she is open to the BOCC’s wishes, and has booked the arts moment until October 2018. The Board decided to defer this decision to a later date. 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations a. Sexual Assault Awareness Month Proclamation The Board considered voting to approve a proclamation recognizing April 2018 as Sexual Assault Awareness Month in Orange County and authorize the Chair to sign. Annette Moore, Human Relations Director, reviewed the information below: BACKGROUND: The National Sexual Violence Resource Center defines sexual violence as “any type of unwanted sexual contact, including sexual assault and rape.” This can include anything from sexual harassment to non-consensual sharing of private intimate images to rape. Sexual violence impacts everyone. According to the National Center for Victims of Crime “2017 National Crime Victim’s Rights Week Resource Guide: Crime and Victimization Fact Sheet”: • 44% of women and 23% of men will experience sexual assault; • 19% of women and 2% of men will be raped; • 38% of heterosexual women who were raped were between the ages of 18 -24; • 28% of persons raped were between the ages of 11-17 when first raped; • 64% of multiracial women and 40% of multiracial men reported being sexually assaulted other than rape; • 75% of bisexual women are more likely to be sexual assaulted compared to 46% of same sex and 43% of heterosexual women; • In 2014, an estimated 20,300 military members reported being sexually assaulted 10,600 men and 9,600 women; • Sexual violence is 2.5 times more prevalent that the most commonly occurring diseases –including cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and HIV/AIDS combined; • 1 in 5 female students experienced attempted or completed sexual assault while in college and 65% of those surveyed reported the incident to a friend, family member, or roommate and less than 10% reported it to police or school officials; • 4% of inmates in state and federal prison report experiencing sexual assault, the most common for being staff misconduct. A National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey in 2010 indicated that among females who had been raped 51.1% reported being raped by an intimate partner and 40.8% by an acquaintance. For males, more than half reported being raped by an acquaintance and 15.1% by a stranger. The economic burden of sexual violence is estimated at a lifetime cost of 1 $122,461 per victim, or $3.1 trillion for all rape victims. The costs include lost productivity, medical costs, criminal justice service activities, and victim property loss and damage.