ADOPTED - NOVEMBER 27, 2001

Agenda Item No. 20

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

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE AN AGREEMENT WITH CAPITAL AREA COMMUNITY SERVICES TO EXPAND THE JUMP START PROGRAM TO SERVE EARLY HEAD START

RESOLUTION #01-356

WHEREAS, Capital Area Community Services (CACS) is expanding the Head Start Program to provide early education and growth programming to younger at-risk population; and

WHEREAS, CACS has approached the Health Department about incorporating a para-professional outreach component to the programing; and

WHEREAS, the Health Department has proposed to implement such programing as part of its Jump Start Initiative; and

WHEREAS, the CACS grant will support two new para-professional positions, to operate as part of the Jump Start Initiative in the Health Department and to serve the Early Head Start population; and

WHEREAS, the Health Officer has recommended that the Board of Commissioners authorize the proposed agreement with Capital Area Community Services.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes an agreement with Capital Area Community Services to provide para-professional outreach worker services to support the Early Head Start Program.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the period of the agreement will be March 1, 2002 through July 31, 2002.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Capital Area Community Services will provide Ingham County with up to $35,773 to support para-professional outreach services to the Early Health Start Program.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a grant funded Family/Child/Infant Advocate position be established, UAW TOPS C, for the duration of the agreement.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a grant funded Family/Child/Infant Advocate II position be established, with the salary grade to be recommended by the Human Resources Department upon review of the position questionnaire, for the duration of the agreement.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller is authorized to amend the Health Department's 2002 budget to implement this resolution and that the Board Chairperson is authorized to sign the agreement after review of by the County Attorney.

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

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

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

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

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

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