ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 26, 2002

Agenda Item No. 16



Introduced by the Human Services and Finance Committees of the:



INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS



RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE A 0-3 SECONDARY PREVENTION GRANT WITH

THE LANSING SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR 2001-2002



RESOLUTION #02-70



WHEREAS, the Lansing School District has entered into a grant agreement with the Federal Department's of Education, Juvenile Justice and Mental Health for a Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative; and



WHEREAS, the Lansing School District entered into a subcontract with Ingham County during 1999-2000 to provide intensive in-home support and education services to families who are pregnant or with children 0 to 3 years of age who reside in the Lansing School District; and



WHEREAS, the subcontracted funds were used by Ingham County to expand the JumpStart Program operated by the Health Department; and



WHEREAS, the Lansing School District has proposed to execute another subcontract with the County to extend the JumpStart services through FY 2001-2002; and



WHEREAS, the Health Officer has recommended that the Board of Commissioners authorize the subcontract.



THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes a subcontract for Jumpstart Project Services with the Lansing School District.



BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the period of the subcontract shall be October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002, and that the Lansing School District shall compensate Ingham County $91,000 to implement the following scope of services:



The Ingham County Health Department JumpStart Family Outreach Program will provide intensive in-home support and education services to families who are pregnant or with children 0 to 3 years of age who reside in the Lansing School District. This voluntary service involves an initial meeting to identify strengths and concerns with at-risk families and on-going intensive, in-home support and education by a home visitor with qualifying families as space in the program permits.



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



HUMAN SERVICES: Human Services will meet 2/25/02



FINANCE: Yeas: Grebner, Stid, Swope, Krause, Hertel, Schafer, Minter

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 2/20/02