ADOPTED - OCTOBER 9, 2007
Agenda Item No. 16
Introduced by the Judiciary and Finance Committees of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A 2007/2008 AGREEMENT WITH EVE, INC. FOR THE
PERSONAL PROTECTION ORDER OFFICE PROGRAM
RESOLUTION #07-242
WHEREAS, EVE , Inc. has operated a Personal Protection Order Office program since 1996 to serve Ingham County residents by assisting victims of domestic violence process and receive personal protections orders (PPO’s); and
WHEREAS, EVE , Inc. has been notified that their federal STOP (Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors) grant to staff and operate this office has been reduced for the 2007/2008 fiscal year, which will necessitate the office to reduce its hours of operation from 40 hours per week to 24 hours per week; and
WHEREAS, EVE, Inc. is requesting a one time emergency appropriation of $13,690 from Ingham County for the 2007/2008 fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, this request is consistent with the Board of Commissioners’ priority of “Meeting
Basic Needs”.
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners recognizes October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby approves an appropriation of $13,690 to fund their one time request for the 2007/2008 fiscal year, allowing EVE, Inc. to fully operate a Personal Protection Order Office Program to serve Ingham County residents by assisting victims of domestic violence process and receive personal protections orders (PPO’s) for the time period of October 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller is authorized to appropriate $13,690 from the 2007 Contingency Fund for this purpose.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson and County Clerk are authorized to sign the necessary contract documents consistent with this resolution as prepared by the County Attorney.
JUDICIARY: Yeas: Bahar-Cook, Schor, Weatherwax-Grant, Holman, Nolan, Schafer
Nays: None Absent: None Approved 9/27/07
FINANCE: Yeas: Celentino, Weatherwax-Grant, Grebner, Hertel, Tennis, Dougan
Nays: None Absent: None Approved 10/3/07