ADOPTED - SEPTEMBER 28, 2004
Agenda Item No. 44
Introduced
by the Human Services and Finance Committees of the:
INGHAM
RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE AN AMENDMENT TO THE TEEN PARENT
PROGRAM GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE MICHIGAN FAMILY
INDEPENDENCE AGENCY
RESOLUTION #04-287
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 seven 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,
the Michigan Family Independence Agency has proposed an amendment to the Teen Parent Agreement with Ingham County for FY 2004-2005; and
WHEREAS,
the Health Officer recommends that the Board of Commissioners authorize the
amendment with the Family Independence Agency and advises that the Teen Parent
grant funds are included in the Health Department’s FY 2005 budget request to
the County.
THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of
Commissioners authorizes an amendment to the Teen Parent Agreement with the
Michigan Family Independence Agency for the period October 1, 2004 through
March 31, 2005.
BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the State of
BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson is authorized to sign the
amendment after review by the
HUMAN SERVICES: Yeas: Hertel, Dedden, Weatherwax-Grant, Schor, Severino
Nays: None Absent: Nevin Approved 9/20/04
FINANCE: Yeas: Lynch, Grebner, De Leon
Nays: None Absent: Dedden, Thomas, Minter Approved 9/22/04