ADOPTED - MARCH 23, 2004

Agenda Item No. 22

Introduced by the Judiciary and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION SEEKING PROPOSALS TO PROVIDE TREATMENT BEDS

FOR FEMALE JUVENILES

RESOLUTION #04-92

WHEREAS, a Juvenile Justice Millage was approved by the voters of Ingham County in November of 2002 for the purpose of funding an increase to Ingham County's capacity to house juveniles in need of treatment and to operate new and existing programs for the treatment of such juveniles; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners seek to listen to the people and add additional treatment beds for juveniles.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby authorize the Controller to conduct a Request for Proposal process to seek two Proposals to obtain a total of 12 beds; including six transitional beds for females returning from long term residential treatment and six beds for short term community based female placements, outside of the Ingham County Youth Center for the treatment of female juveniles.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby approves the 30th Circuit Court/Family Division request and authorizes an increase in the 2003-2004 County Child Care Fund for a total cost of $100,000, $50,000 from Child Care Fund (CCF) and $50,000 from Juvenile Justice Millage (JJM) in order to add capacity for residential female placements in fully licensed primarily local treatment facilities within Ingham County.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Controller to make the necessary budget adjustments in the Circuit Court 2003/04 Child Care Fund Budget.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairperson of the Board and the County Clerk are hereby authorized to sign any necessary application/contract documents with the State of Michigan consistent with this resolution and approved as to form by the County Attorney.

JUDICIARY: Yeas: Weatherwax-Grant, Holman, Lynch, Grebner, Stid, Schafer

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 3/11/04

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

Nays: None Absent: Grebner Approved 3/17/04