SGA RESOLUTION 5-07

TITLE: Resolution Concerning the Escort Van Service

AUTHOR: Senator Jay Gemes

SPONSOR: Student Life Committee

Approved: February 9, 1993

THE STUDENT SENATE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE STUDENT BODY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE:

WHEREAS, the Escort Van Service is one of the most effective safety services offered to students at the University of Georgia; and

WHEREAS, the Student Government Association was instrumental in creating and implementing the Escort Van Service in conjunction with President Knapp and the Campus Police Department; and

WHEREAS, the Student Government Association greatly appreciates President Knapp's contribution for funding and implementing the Escort Van Service and his concern for improved campus safety; and

WHEREAS, the current Escort Van Service is in operation Monday through Friday from six o'clock in the evening to two o'clock in the morning, and is in highest demand between the hours of six and eleven, Monday through Thursday; and

WHEREAS, there has been a tremendous increase in the demand for the service due to the Jenny Stone homocide and other violent crimes in Athens, and promotion of the Escort Van Service in the "Red and Black," University housing, and at Freshman Orientation; and

WHEREAS, this increase in demand has resulted in the following problems:

1. An increase in the average "wait time" from the time of