ADOPTED - NOVEMBER 14, 2006

Agenda Item No. 8

Introduced by the Human Services Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION HONORING ROBIN REYNOLDS

RESOLUTION #06-295

WHEREAS, Robin Reynolds began serving as Executive Director of the Mid-South Substance Abuse Commission in February of  2000, after serving as Deputy Director and Interim Director; and

WHEREAS, as Executive Director, Robin developed and implemented a comprehensive plan for the provision of substance abuse treatment, prevention and intervention services in the Mid-South Substance Abuse Commission’s ten-county region, each year maintaining services with no additional funding; and

WHEREAS, under her leadership, partnerships were developed with other health and human service agencies for innovative programming such as co-occurring treatment, homeless treatment and outreach, jail diversion services, and drug courts in the region, maximizing the use of limited treatment dollars; and

WHEREAS, she has developed successful working relationships with Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan’s for the management of  Medicaid dollars for substance abuse treatment and successfully developed specialty treatment services for women, with women’s specialty programs located in each county in the region; and

WHEREAS, Robin has earned the respect and admiration of her Board of Directors, staff, providers and colleagues for her tireless work for the substance abuse field, she has always placed the needs and well-being of the clients first; and

WHEREAS, Robin will be leaving her position at the Mid-South Substance Abuse Commission and joining the Ingham Health Plan Corporation as their Executive Director.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby honors Robin Reynolds for her many contributions and dedicated service to the Mid-South Substance Abuse Commission and wishes her continued success as Executive Director of the Ingham County Health Plan Corporation.

HUMAN SERVICES:  Yeas:  Grebner, Bahar-Cook, Hertel, Dedden, Schor, Severino

Nays:  None             Absent:  None      Approved 11/6/06