ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 24, 2004

Agenda Item No. 15

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION APPROVING ENTERING INTO A GRANT WITH THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND APPOINT DOUGLAS A. STOVER AS COUNTY GRANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE 2004 REMONUMENTATION PROJECT

RESOLUTION #04-048

WHEREAS, a grant application was submitted to the Office of Lansing Survey and Remonumentation of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth in December 2003, for the sole purpose of receiving funds to implement Ingham County's Monumentation and Remonumentation Plan; and

WHEREAS, as requested, the Ingham County Remonumentation Committee did consult with and take into account the preferences and needs of local units of government, the Ingham County Road Commission, local surveyors, and area real estate developers in choosing areas in which to work, and the preferences were included in Addendum A in the grant application; and

WHEREAS, the Office of Land Survey and Remonumentation of the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth has reviewed Ingham County's 2004 Survey and Remonumentation Grant Application in the amount of $90,850 and will be forwarding the 2004 Grant Agreement/Contract for execution; and

WHEREAS, as required by Act 345, P.A. 1990, a condition of receiving annual grant funds to implement the County Monumentation and Remonumentation Plan is that the County appoint a County Grant Administrator.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners approves entering into a grant with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth for the purpose of receiving $90,850 in grant funds for the Ingham County Monumentation and Remonumentation Project in the year 2004.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, upon the respectful recommendation of the Ingham County Remonumentation Committee, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners appoints Douglas A. Stover, Equalization Director, for the related services of County Grant Administrator as required by Act 345, P.A. 1990.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Chairperson, County Clerk, and County Grant Administrator have the authority to sign said grant contract documents once Corporation Counsel has approved said contract.

COUNTY SERVICES: Yeas: Swope, Thomas, De Leon, Hertel, Severino, Nevin

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 2/17/04

FINANCE: Yeas: Lynch, Grebner, Dedden, De Leon, Thomas

Nays: None Absent: Minter Approved 2/18/04