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JANUARY 28, 2003

AGENDA ITEM NO. 22

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Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:

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�INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

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RESOLUTION TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH THE MICHIGANECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

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RESOLUTION #03-012

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WHEREAS, Ingham County Economic Development Corporation, is a public body corporate of the State of Michigan (AState@), created by the Ingham County Board of Commissioners pursuant to P.A. 338 of the Public Acts of 1984, as amended, being MCL 125.1601 et seq.; and

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WHEREAS, the Michigan Strategic Fund (the AFund@), is a public body corporate and politic of the State, created under the Michigan Strategic Act, Act No. 270 of the Public Acts of 1984, as amended, being MCL 125.2001, et seq.; and

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WHEREAS, the Michigan Constitution of 1963, Article 7, Section 28 and the Urban Cooperation Act of 1967, Act No 7 of the Public Acts of 1967 Ex. Sess., being MCL 124.501, et seq. of the Michigan Complied Laws (the ACooperation Act@), permit a public agency to exercise jointly with any other public agency and power, privilege or authority which such agencies share in common and which each might exercise separately; and

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WHEREAS, the Ingham County EDC and the Fund are public agencies under the Cooperation Act; and

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WHEREAS, the Ingham County EDC has the power, privilege and authority to perform various economic development activities; and

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WHEREAS, the Ingham County EDC and the Fund have determined that successful economic development programs can further be improved by enhanced cooperation.

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THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners on behalf of the Ingham County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) hereby agrees to enter into an Interlocal Agreement with the State of Michigan.

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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Joseph Guenther, EDC Chairperson is hereby directed and authorized to execute the InterlocalAgreement in the form attached on behalf of Ingham County Economic Development Corporation.

COUNTY SERVICES COMMITTEE:�� Yeas:� Celentino, Holman, De Leon, Schor,

��� Severino, Nevin������ Nays: None������ Absent:� None����� Approved1/21/03�

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FINANCE:�� Yeas:�Grebner, Swope, Dedden,Hertel, Thomas, Minter��� Nays:� None��

�� Absent: None�� Approved1/22/03

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