Polk County Board of County Commissioners
Meeting Minutes - Final
October 01, 2024 Regular BoCC meeting
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CALL TO ORDER - 9:00 a.m. (BILL BRASWELL, CHAIR)
INVOCATION
Dr. William DeHart, Chaplain, Polk County Fire Rescue
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (BILL BRASWELL, CHAIR)
B.
CEREMONIAL PROCLAMATIONS
B.1. Domestic Violence Awareness Month Proclamation
Minutes: County Attorney Randy Mink read the proclamation for Domestic Violence
Awareness Month.
Clerk and County Comptroller Stacy Butterfield thanked the Board for the proclamation
and for the time to recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month. She said last year
Polk County had more than 2,600 cases of domestic violence injunctions filed. She
said there are five different types of injunctions for protection; she said the other types
include stalking, dating, repeat and sexual violence. She said in all categories there
were more than 4,600 cases filed last year. She said we have numerous resources
available to assist domestic violence survivors. She said there is no cost for filing for an
injunction for protection. She said there are DIY online tools that guide them through
the step-by-step process. She said there is a new program that is effective today. She
said legislation was passed to provide a Hope Card that is for survivors. She said it is a
wallet size card or a digital card that provides all the details about the final injunction for
protection. She discussed the Hope Card and said this makes it easier for law
enforcement to assist survivors. She thanked all those in the community who help