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Ottawa County proclaims April 2026 Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Summary
Tanya Paul of regional victim advocacy group DVEC asked commissioners to declare April 2026 Sexual Assault Awareness Month; the board approved the proclamation by voice vote after the group cited 2025 service figures and asked residents to support survivors.
Tanya Paul, an outreach specialist for DVEC in Concordia, asked the Ottawa County commissioners to declare April 2026 Sexual Assault Awareness Month and read a formal proclamation that summarized regional service statistics and awareness activities.
"Now, therefore, we are asking the Ottawa County Commissioners to proclaim April 2026 as [Sexual Assault Awareness Month] and it to be further proclaimed that all residents are encouraged to support survivors, promote prevention efforts, and work collectively to end [sexual violence] in our community," Paul read to the board. The proclamation noted that, for 2025, the agency served survivors across multiple counties and provided shelter and advocacy services to dozens of people.
Commissioner (speaker 3) moved to approve the proclamation and speaker 4 seconded the motion. The board approved the proclamation by voice vote; the clerk confirmed copies would be retained for the county and speaker 8 offered to provide a copy for departmental bulletin boards.
The proclamation included references to DVEC/DVAC service delivery and awareness events (wear-teal day, Denim Day) and asked staff to help post the proclamation publicly. Commissioners thanked the agency for its work and encouraged coordination with law enforcement and county staff to make the resource and advocacy services widely known.
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