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SEAT BELT USE - DAY AND NIGHT

By: Ryan Weeks
Posted: 05/15/12

(Ventura, CA) - Motorists who refuse to wear their seat belts - beware. The 2012 start-of-summer Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement Mobilization kicks off May 21 to help save lives by cracking down on those who don't buckle up.

The Ventura Police Department is joining with other state and local law enforcement officers to help save more lives by strongly enforcing seat belt laws around the clock. Seat belts are the most effective piece of life saving equipment on your car.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2010 nationally, 61 percent of the 10,647 passenger vehicle occupants who were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes overnight were not wearing their seat belts at the time of the fatal crash compared to 42 percent during the daytime hours.

Seat belt use saves thousands of lives across America each year and the Ventura Police Department is helping spread the word. NHTSA statistics show that in 2010 alone, seat belts saved an estimated 12,546 lives nationwide.

Yet, too many motorists may need a tough reminder. In 2010, 22,187 passenger vehicle occupants were killed in motor vehicle crashes, according to NHTSA; and, 51 percent of them were NOT wearing seat belts at the time of their fatal crashes.

Younger motorists and men are particularly at risk. Data shows that among teen and young adult passenger vehicle occupants in 2010, ages 18-34, who were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes, 62 percent were not buckled up at the time of the crash - the highest percentage of any age group. The number jumps to 66 percent when just men in this age group are included.

While this year's Click It or Ticket enforcement mobilization runs from May 21 through June 3, motorists should know that officers are out enforcing seat belt laws year-round. Total costs of a first time ticket are at least $142.

CASITAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT NEWSLETTER WINS 2012 "EXCELLENCE
IN COMMUNICATIONS" AWARD

By: Amy Bentley, Editing Associate
Whisenhunt Communications
Posted: 04/23/12

(Oak View, California) The Casitas Municipal Water District's twice-yearly print newsletter, "Casitas Water News," has won a first-place award from the California Association of Public Information Officers.

The association gave the Casitas newsletter a "2012 Excellence in Communications Award" in the "External Newsletter" category. The association gives out 16 awards each year for a range of media projects, and this is the first time the Casitas newsletter has won. More than 100 agencies vied for an award this year, including several larger water districts and government agencies. Awards were given out on April 19th.

Award above accepted by Ron Merckling

Casitas produces one newsletter each winter and one in the summer. The newsletter is mailed to 30,000 households in Ojai, the Ojai Valley and Ventura that are served by Casitas. Casitas has been producing a print newsletter for the public for several years.

Ron Merckling, Casitas' Water Conservation/Public Affairs manager, writes the stories for the full-color newsletter. He and Casitas staffers take the photos, and graphic designer Joan Phelps of Ventura-based Whisenhunt Communications designs and lays out the newsletter. Whisenhunt Communications also provides proofreading services. "Our main objective is to communicate the important issues that Casitas is working on and to do it effectively and in a cost-effective manner while getting the message across to a wide range of readers," Merckling said.

VC SHERIFF'S RECRUITMENT FOR
DEPUTY SHERIFF TRAINEE &
DEPUTY SHERIFF - ACADEMY
OPENS ON MONDAY, 04/09/12

Posted: 04/21/12

The Sheriff's Office will post new open recruitments for Deputy Sheriff Trainee and Deputy Sheriff - Academy Complete on Monday, April 9, 2012.

Both of these recruitments are open on a continuous basis and may close at any time; therefore, if you or someone you know is interested in this position, please be sure to apply as soon as possible by going to the JOB BULLETIN for additional details at:

http://agency.governmentjobs.com/
ventura/default.cfm

If you have questions about the recruitment, please contact Sheriff's Personnel Analyst III, Donna Smith at (805) 654-2848 or via e-mail at donna.smith@ventura.org.

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CASITAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT NEWSLETTER WINS 2012 "EXCELLENCE
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