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57-R-76
RESOLUTION.
Authorizing the Appointment of a Committee -
to Investigate the Ridgeview Sheltered Care Home
WHEREAS, the City Council of Evanston is concerned about
every person either living or working in the City of Evanston; and
WHEREAS, the health and welfare of those people either
living 'or working within the corporate limits of the City of
Evanston is of particular and basic concern to all of the elected
and appointed officials of. the City of Evanston; and
WHEREAS, the long-term care facilities in the City have
come under scrutiny recently due to the concern for the health and
welfare of the residents living within those facilities as well as
Is the citizens of Evanston who reside close to those institutions;
and
WHEREAS, a young life was needlessly Post in the pursuit of
part-time employment in one of the long-term care"facilities; and
WHEREAS, the perpetrators of this crime are perhaps victims
themselves of a system and an institution which do not,now serve
either the residents or the employees of the residence in
question; and
WHEREAS, other lives may be in jeopardy within this
institution and in the surrounding community; and
WHEREAS., the City Council of Evanston is so exercised at
the tragedy of this occurrence in our midst; and
WHEREAS, a dynamic but thorough and objective investigation
of this residence where this deplorable crime has occurred, and
the monitoring systems which oversee this facility and'the
institution's impact on the community must be undertaken
immediately; and
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WHEREAS', the City Council of Evanston thoroughly supports
the proposal of such an investigation;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
iCITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
1. That the Mayor shall appoint a nine -member
committee including: three citizens at large,
one of whom shall be an alderman; three mental
health professionals to be chosen by the Mayor
from a list of five submitted by the President
of the Mental Health Association and Chairman
of the Mental Health Board; one member as
designated by each of the following organizations:
a. Mental Health Association of Evanston,
b. Human Relations -Commission, and
c. League of Women Voters
2. That the above committee shall conduct a thorough
investigation and review of -the operations at the
Ridgeview Sheltered Care Home.
3. That said review shall consist of an analysis of
the.facility's relationship to the community, an
analysis of the level of care being provided to
its residents with special emphasis on the
qualitative aspects, and a review of the
facility's compliance with local, state and
federal regulations.
4. That the special committee shall proceed with its
assignment in a prompt fashion and report its
findings to the Mayor and City Council.
5. That the City Council, .through its legislative
power and its managerial staff shall take every
legal and responsible,action to provide assurance
to residents of these facilities and to Evanston
citizens that such incidents will not occur again.
181 Edgar Vannemani Jr.
Mayor
ATTEST:
• /s/ Maurice F. Brown
City Clerk
Adopted: September 13 , 1976
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