Compliance with The Shannon Melendi Act is not difficult. It only takes the will and some effort. Palmetto Bay has a professional staff who are familiar with this critical law of public safety. It has been the law since we adopted the County Code and updated our own version in 2008. Are our current village officials really willing to assume the risks associated with waiving the protections of Palmetto Bay's Shannon Melendi Act? It takes a village. Volunteers at Schools are required to meet these same regulations. Should our Village Parks be any less safe? Did human trafficking go away?
I have received many many comments generated from my post of June 2, 2021.
As one reader commented to me:
Background checks are required for volunteers at church, school and parks, and for working in government, how is this not required for vendors at a recurring event?
Exactly. It’s not difficult. You just have to be willing to make the effort.
Another person (who is affiliated with the school system) opined that:
100% enforcement needed. Let’s not have a false sense of security and forget that Florida had the 3rd highest amount of human trafficking cases in 2020 and the 2nd highest amount of Amber alerts in 2019.
I am posting the affidavit that the Village requires in order to provide assurance that The Shannon Melendi Act is met. CLICK HERE to download and view Palmetto Bay's official SWORN STATEMENT PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE 08-10, SECTION 26-33, THE SHANNON MELENDI ACT (Pictured immediately below)
FAIR QUESTIONS:
- Volunteers at Schools are required to meet these same regulations. Should our Village Parks be any less safe?
- Are our current village officials really willing to assume the risks associated with waiving the protections of Palmetto Bay's Shannon Melendi Act? It takes a village.
PRIOR RELATED POST - BACKGROUND - June 2, 2021, Palmetto Bay's Shannon Melendi Act - more important than ever. Here are the facts and my opinion on enforcing it.
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