ADOPTED - JULY 24, 2001

Agenda Item No. 27

Introduced by the Administrative Services/Personnel and Finance Committees of the:

RESOLUTION ADJUSTING FEES FOR CERTIFIED COPIES OBTAINED FROM THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE

RESOLUTION #01-227

WHEREAS, fees for certified copies of vital records and for returned checks have not been adjusted for several years; and

WHEREAS, the cost of county operations has increased during that time; and

WHEREAS, a review of fees charged by other counties and the State of Michigan indicate that charges by Ingham County are currently much less than fees charged by others.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that effective September 1, 2001, the fee for the search and purchase of certified copies of vital records shall be changed:

FROM: $5 for the first copy of a record and $2 for each additional copy of the same record at the time of purchase

TO: $10 for the first copy of a record and $4 for each additional copy of the same record at the time of purchase.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that effective September 1, 2001, the fee for returned checks will be changed from $15 to $25 for all checks presented to the County.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a marriage license waiting period waiver fee of $25 is established, effective September 1, 2001.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL: Yeas: Stid, Celentino, De Leon, Swope

Nays: None Absent: Minter Approved 7/17/01

FINANCE: Yeas: Czarnecki, Hertel, Schafer, Swope, Lynch, Krause Nays: None

Absent: Minter Approved 7/18/01