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Mayor proclaims January 2025 Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month in Clinton
Summary
Mayor Scott Madison issued a proclamation designating January 2025 as Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month and encouraged residents to report suspicious activity and consult Iowa resources.
Mayor Scott Madison read and signed a proclamation during the Jan. 14 council meeting declaring January 2025 as Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month in Clinton.
The proclamation noted the 13th Amendment abolished slavery and described modern forced labor and human trafficking as ongoing local and national problems. It referenced the Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery and encouraged community education, vigilance and reporting to the national human trafficking hotline. The mayor’s proclamation directs citizens to resources for reporting and information and was entered into the meeting record; no council action was required.
The proclamation text listed local actions—education, vigilance and reporting—but did not allocate funding or direct staff to implement a specific new program in the meeting record.
