ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 14, 2006

Agenda Item No. 18

 

Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

 

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT AMENDMENT FOR THE 911 CENTER CONSOLIDATION CONSULTANT SERVICES WITH

PLANTE & MORAN, PLLC

 

RESOLUTION #06-039

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners has 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 been meeting with Plante & Moran as a Steering Committee to guide this study, and requested Plante & Moran to provide additional services over and above their initial contract; and

 

WHEREAS, Plante & Moran  has developed a Scope of Services to enhance their original Feasibility Study on creating a single emergency dispatch center serving all of Ingham  County; and

 

WHEREAS, the 911 Advisory Board is recommending that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners fund this request from the 911 Emergency Telephone Dispatch Services -  911 Fund for Management and System Improvements and have verified that it meets the standards as established by the Ingham County Emergency Telephone Services Policy.

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes amending the contract with Plante & Moran, to evaluate the potential of combining the two 911 Dispatch Centers into one consolidated 911 Dispatch Center by increasing the contract from a cost not to exceed $30,000 to a figure of not to exceed $49,500, from the 911 Emergency Telephone Dispatch Services - 911 Fund for Management and System Improvements to be completed by March 31, 2006.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairperson of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and the County Clerk are authorized to sign any contract amendment documents as prepared by or approved as to form by the County Attorney consistent with this resolution.

 

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

            Nays:  None           Absent:   None    Approved 2/2/06

 

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Thomas, Hertel, Grebner, Dedden, Weatherwax-Grant, Dougan

           Nays:  None              Absent:  None     Approved 2/8/06