ADOPTED - MAY 8, 2007

Agenda Item No. 17

Introduced by the Law Enforcement Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION SUPPORTING SENATE BILLS 410 AND 411

RESOLUTION #07-111

WHEREAS, Senate Bills 410 and 411 have been introduced in the Michigan Legislature, which would amend Public Act 32 of 1986 entitled the “Emergency Telephone Service Enabling Act”;   and

WHEREAS, these bills would provide a funding system for 9-1-1 in which all communication devices that have access to 9-1-1 contribute equally to the funding of 9-1-1 operations; and

WHEREAS, the legislation provides a stable funding source for the counties to support their operational levels of service for 9-1-1 to its residents; and

WHEREAS, the legislation has a mechanism in place that provides the necessary checks and balances to ensure revenues generated are used for authorized expenditures for 9-1-1 services.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby adopts this resolution in support of Senate Bills 410 and 411.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Clerk shall send copies of this resolution to Governor Jennifer Granholm, the Ingham County state legislative delegation, the Michigan Sheriffs Association and the Michigan Association of Counties.

LAW ENFORCEMENT:   Yeas:  Copedge, Soule, Celentino, De Leon, Holman, Schafer

Nays:  None            Absent:  None           Approved 4/26/07