ADOPTED - APRIL 10, 2001

Agenda Item No. 16

Introduced by the Law & Courts and Finance Committees of the:

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE INGHAM COUNTY'S PORTION OF THE JUVENILE ACCOUNTABILITY INCENTIVE BLOCK GRANT AND MATCH FUNDS TO BE APPROPRIATED FROM CONTINGENCY TO THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY BUDGET AND AWARDED TO CITY OF LANSING - POLICE DEPARTMENT TO CONTINUE THE POLICE COMMUNITY DIVERSION PROGRAM

RESOLUTION #01-112

WHEREAS, Michigan's F.I.A., Office of Juvenile Justice continues to offer counties and municipalities funds under the auspices of the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (JAIBG) to provide police and Family Courts with options to sanction youthful offenders at any level of the Juvenile Justice System; and

WHEREAS, funding under the JAIBG program was initially provided for a police diversion program, with current-year funding set to expire May 31, 2001; and

WHEREAS, for the period from June 2001 to March 2002, the County of Ingham was allocated $59,978, the City of East Lansing was allocated $19,676, and the Township of Meridian was allocated $8,432, with the City of East Lansing and Township of Meridian choosing to waive their allocations to Ingham County for a total of $88,086; and

WHEREAS, the City of Lansing was allocated $94,152; and

WHEREAS, with these allocations combined, $182,238 of continuation funding for the Ingham County Juvenile Justice System will be provided; and

WHEREAS, through a collaborative effort to continue the police community diversion program, which can be utilized county-wide by any law enforcement agency for the purpose of diverting first-time offenders appearance tickets through a sanction of community service work hours; and

WHEREAS, this program reduces the costly processing of appearance tickets in the Family Court while offering appropriate sanctions and services for youth in our community.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes an appropriation from the 2001 County Contingency fund in the amount of $9,787 to the Prosecuting Attorney's Office budget for the purpose of providing a cash match for the June 1, 2001 through March 31, 2002 Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant (JAIBG) program.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the total JAIBG allocation of $88,086, which includes the City of East Lansing, Meridian Township, and Ingham County portion to be awarded to the City of Lansing as the legal applicant for the JAIBG grant program and to have the City of Lansing Police Department serve as the program development coordinating body and to administer a county-wide police community diversion program to divert first-time offenders to community services work sites.

ADOPTED - APRIL 10, 2001

Agenda Item No. 16

RESOLUTION #01-112

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Controller to make the necessary budget amendments as authorized by this resolution.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Board Chairperson to sign any necessary waivers and grant applications consistent with this resolution and the Board Chairperson and the County Clerk to sign any contract documents that are consistent with this resolution and approved as to form by the County Attorney.

LAW & COURTS: Yeas: Lynch, Krause, Schafer, Severino, Stid, De Leon, Dedden

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 3/29/01

FINANCE: Yeas: Hertel, Schafer, Minter, Swope, Lynch, Krause

Nays: None Absent: Czarnecki Approved 4/4/01