ADOPTED - MAY 22, 2007

Agenda Item No. 16

Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT UP TO $18,000 FROM THE CITY OF LANSING FOR THE DRIVE MICHIGAN SAFELY TASK FORCE GRANT FOR FY 2006-2007

RESOLUTION #07-122

WHEREAS, the Office of Highway Safety Planning has approved a Drive Safely Michigan Task Force in Ingham County; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office’s portion of the grant contract is up to $18,000.00, for reimbursement of the officers working overtime to participate in a joint effort to enforce Michigan’s impaired driving and safety belt usage laws; and

WHEREAS, the purpose of the Drive Michigan Safely Task Force Grant Program is to work specific locations throughout Ingham County to conduct enforcement for impaired driving and conduct safety belt enforcement zones; and

WHEREAS, this grant program has been in effect since 1985 with participation from the Lansing Police Department, Meridian Township Police Department, East Lansing Police Department, Michigan State Police, and the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office, all working together on the same nights for saturation enforcement.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office to accept up to $18,000.00 from the City of Lansing Department, for reimbursement of officer overtime for participating in the joint effort to enforce Michigan’s impaired driving and safety belt usage laws for the FY 2006-2007 time period.

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

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners directs the Controller to make any necessary budget adjustments in the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office 2006 and 2007 budgets.

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

Nays:  None                    Absent:  Tennis             Approved 5/10/07

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Celentino, Weatherwax-Grant, Grebner, Hertel, Tennis, Dougan

Nays:  None                Absent:  None       Approved 5/16/07