SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 27, 2001

Agenda Item No. 14



Introduced by the Human Services and Finance Committees of the:



INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS



RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE A TEEN PARENT

PROGRAM GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE MICHIGAN FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY



RESOLUTION #01-61



WHEREAS, Ingham County operates Willow Plaza Services, an adolescent health program organized to reduce unintended pregnancies, lower infant death rates, and reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases among adolescents between the ages of 11 to 19 years; and



WHEREAS, Willow Plaza Services utilizes an array of services to accomplish its purposes, including: counseling, case management, peer education, employment assistance, prenatal care, reproductive health and primary care services; and



WHEREAS, for the last five years, the Health Department has successfully operated a Teen Parenting Program, through Willow Plaza Services, under contract with the Family Independence Agency; and



WHEREAS, the Teen Parent Program has become an important tool to achieve the stated purposes of Willow Plaza Services; and



WHEREAS, Ingham County has had an agreement with the Family Independence Agency to support the Teen Parent Program which expired on December 31, 2000; and



WHEREAS, the Family Independence Agency issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to continue the services provided by the Teen Parent Program and in the interim amended the agreement with Ingham County to extend the period through February 28, 2001 and provided $16,333 in additional funding; and



WHEREAS, the Health Officer advises that the Health Department submitted a proposal in response to the RFP and that grant funds to support this program are already included in the Health Department's 2001 budget; and



WHEREAS, the Family Independence Agency has awarded the Ingham County Health Department a grant in the amount of $54,075 to implement the Teen Parent Program.



THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Health Officer recommends that the Board of Commissioners adopt the resolution to authorize the proposed Teen Parent Program Agreement with the Family Independence Agency for the period March 1, 2001 through September 30, 2001.



BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson is authorized to sign the agreement after review by the County Attorney.



HUMAN SERVICES: The Human Services Committee will meet on 2/26/01



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

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 2/21/01