ADOPTED - NOVEMBER 27, 2001

Agenda Item No. 18

Introduced by the Human Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE AN AMENDMENT TO THE TOBACCO REDUCTION GRANT CONTRACT WITH THE AMERICAN LEGACY FOUNDATION

RESOLUTION #01-354

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorized an agreement with the American Legacy Foundation, in Resolution No. 01-60, to implement a tobacco reduction program; and

WHEREAS, the American Legacy Foundation is proposing to amend the original agreement to change the start and end dates of the agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Health Officer recommends that the Board of Commissioners authorize the proposed amendment.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes an amendment to the Ingham Community Voices: Tobacco Use Cessation and Prevention Initiative agreement authorized in Resolution No. 01-60.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the agreement period start date which was originally established as February 1, 2000 shall be revised to be February 1, 2001.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the agreement end date which was originally established as September 30, 2004 shall be revised to be January 31, 2005.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners authorizes amendments to the subcontracts using grant funding with the African American Health Institute (with St. Stephens Community Church acting as fiduciary) and with the Circle of Indigenous Races for Community Leadership and Empowerment (with Small Folks Child Development Center acting as fiduciary), to accommodate the changes in start and ending dates and to assure that appropriate oversight is provided to the grant activity by community advisory boards representing the African American Health Institute and the Circle of Indigenous Races for Community Leadership and Empowerment.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the other terms and conditions of the agreement and the subcontracts shall remain unchanged.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson is authorized to sign the grant amendment and the subcontract amendments after review 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