ADOPTED - NOVEMBER 27, 2001

Agenda Item No. 15

Introduced by the Human Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN INGHAM COUNTY

AND THE CAPITAL AREA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

RESOLUTION #01-351

WHEREAS, an agreement was authorized with the Capital Area Transportation Authority for the period ending September 30, 2001, and the main agreement was extended until December 31, 2001; and

WHEREAS, on August 7, 2001 the electorate approved a countywide public transportation millage level of 40/100 (.40) of one mill to be used for the purpose of funding a transportation system to be used primarily by elderly and disabled persons in Ingham County; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners envisioned that the revenues generated as a result of the millage levy would be turned over primarily to the Capital Area Transportation Authority and used to provide the transportation service; and

WHEREAS, it is desirable that the main contract be authorized effective January 1, 2002, and continuing until December 31, 2005, at which time the millage level approved August 7, 2001, will expire.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners approves an agreement with the Capital Area Transportation Authority (CATA) which authorizes the County to pay CATA the expenses incurred for providing a public transportation system to be used primarily by elderly and disabled persons in Ingham County from revenue generated as a result of the 2001 public transportation millage of 40/100 (.40) of one mill.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that for the period October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002, the County shall reimburse CATA as set forth in the attached Scope of Services.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the actual term of the main agreement shall be January 1, 2002 through December 31, 2005.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairperson of the Board and the County Clerk are hereby authorized to sign the appropriate agreements and documents necessary to implement the above, subject to approval as to form by the County Attorney.

HUMAN SERVICES: Yeas: Czarnecki, Dedden, Severino, Hertel, Celentino

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 11/19/01

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

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 11/20/01