ADOPTED - JULY 25, 2006

Agenda Item No. 50

Introduced by the Law Enforcement Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO ASSIGN TO THE INGHAM COUNTY 911 ADVISORY COMMITTEE A

REVIEW OF THE PLANTE & MORAN STUDY IN ORDER TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AN ACTION PLAN TO PURSUE THE GOAL OF A

CONSOLIDATED 911 CENTER

RESOLUTION #06-215

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorized a contract with Plante & Moran to evaluate the potential of combining the two 911 Dispatch Centers into one Consolidated 911 Dispatch Center operated by the County of Ingham; and

WHEREAS, representatives from the Cities of East Lansing and Lansing and Ingham County have worked with Plante & Moran as a Steering Committee to provide information and guide this study; and

WHEREAS, Plante & Moran presented their report at the July 13, 2006 Law Enforcement Meeting, with participation of the Board of Commissioners, representatives of the Cities of  Lansing and East Lansing, and the public safety community; and

WHEREAS, the Plante & Moran Study concluded that merging the operations of the East Lansing and Lansing Dispatch Centers is an attractive option for the County in order to create a state of the art Consolidated Dispatch Center, with new facilities and technology, at a lower cost than operating the current separate Centers; and 

WHEREAS, there was a general consensus of the Law Enforcement Committee to pursue implementation of a Consolidated Center through the development of an action plan to pursue the goal of a consolidated 911 Center; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners established an Ingham County 911 Advisory Committee consisting of public Safety professionals to advise the Board of Commissioners on 911 emergency dispatch issues.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners assigns the task of reviewing the Plante & Moran Study and conclusions to the 911 Advisory Committee in order to develop recommendations for an action plan to pursue the goal of a Consolidated 911 Center.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners reiterates the following principles related to the proposed consolidation of the two 911 Centers:

General Principles of Consolidation:

• Demonstrated efficiencies;

• Operational control entity representative of users;

JULY 25, 2006

Agenda Item No. 50

RESOLUTION #06-215

• County oversight because of primary funding source (countywide 911 millage and telephone surcharges);

• Legacy costs borne by respective cities.

Principles related to governance:

• The governance structure needs to be independent of any one existing law enforcement  or fire command structure;

• The operational governing board needs to have representation of user law enforcement and fire entities, and meet any legal requirements for access to LEIN;

• Such a board needs to be subject to the overall governance of the County Board of Commissioners, since the primary funding comes from the County.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners formally requests the Cities of East Lansing and Lansing to review and comment on the Plante & Moran Study conclusions that Ingham County should develop an action plan to pursue the goal of a consolidated 911 Center.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County 911 Advisory Committee is expected to work with representatives of the Cities of East Lansing and Lansing, the Police Departments of East Lansing and Lansing, the Directors of the Lansing 911 PSAP and East Lansing 911 PSAP, and all public safety agencies in Ingham County in developing these recommendations.-

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Clerk is directed to send a copy of this resolution to the City of Lansing and City of East Lansing.

LAW ENFORCEMENT:  Yeas:  Nolan, Copedge, De Leon, Schafer, Vickers

Nays:  None            Absent:  Thomas    Approved 7/13/06