ADOPTED - AUGUST 28, 2007
Agenda Item No. 27
Introduced by the Judiciary, County Services and Finance Committees of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SAMUEL D. INGHAM ACADEMY PILOT PROGRAM FOR JUVENILES UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURT
RESOLUTION #07-204
WHEREAS, as a result of the passage of the 2002 Juvenile Millage, Ingham County contracted with Chinn Planning, Inc. to provide recommendations and to develop an Action Plan for a Juvenile Justice Continuum of Care to appropriately treat delinquent and disturbed youth in Ingham County; and
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners has encouraged the compliance of the recommendations made in the University of Cincinnati Division of Criminal Justice, Center for Criminal Justice Research (CCJR) Report and the Chinn Report, in order to provide best practices with the delinquent and disturbed youth under the jurisdiction of the Court; and
WHEREAS, the Court has submitted a report that included a recommendation of supporting an alternative day school for Court youth; and
WHEREAS, a task force was formed to develop a continuum of care plan, and this task force submitted a report that recommended support for an alternative day school for court youth; and
WHEREAS, a significant percentage of the youth served by the Court have significant educational needs which can be met through community-based programming directed by the Court; and
WHEREAS, the Court has the goal of providing educational services to a minimum of 15 youth for the 2007/2008 school year at the Grady Porter Building, in partnership with the Ingham Intermediate School District and Highfields; and
WHEREAS, the Court will develop a funding proposal to continue the program through a full academic year.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes the establishment of the Samuel D. Ingham Academy pilot program serving a minimum of 15 youth, under the jurisdiction of the Court, for the 2007/2008 school year.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller is directed to make the necessary budgetary transfers of up to $36,000 within the 2006/2007 Child Care Fund Budget to contract with Highfields or the Ingham Intermediate School District for academic support for the school, contingent upon the obtainment of approval for the program to operate as an alternative day school.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the establishment of two temporary classrooms for the Academy on the 3rd floor of the Grady Porter Building (GPB) in space previously designated for future growth (Room 328), including the construction of a wall and a doorway to the hall for the 2nd classroom, as well as use of Conference Room D, and the Alternate Hearing Room (Room 319)
ADOPTED - AUGUST 28, 2007
Agenda Item No. 27
RESOLUTION #07-204
with costs of renovation not to exceed $2,500 to come from within the existing budget of the Circuit Court – Juvenile Division.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairperson of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and the County Clerk are authorized to sign any necessary budget amendment/contract documents as prepared by or approved as to form by the County Attorney consistent with this resolution.
JUDICIARY: Yeas: Bahar-Cook, Schor, Nolan, Schafer
Nays: None Absent: Weatherwax-Grant, Holman Approved 8/16/07
COUNTY SERVICES: Yeas: De Leon, Nolan, Copedge, Soule, Severino, Dougan
Nays: None Absent: None Approved 8/21/07
FINANCE: Yeas: Celentino, Weatherwax-Grant, Grebner, Hertel, Tennis, Dougan
Nays: None Absent: None Approved 8/22/07