ADOPTED - NOVEMBER 27, 2007

Agenda Item No. 25

 

Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

           

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

 RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT A $1,000.00 DONATION FROM THE INGHAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MOUNTED DIVISION CHARITABLE FUND

 

RESOLUTION #07-310

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office is dedicated to ensuring that its Deputies and staff have the necessary equipment to meet the needs of our residents, inmates, and visitors in a variety of unexpected circumstances; and

 

WHEREAS, each year, more than 250,000 people of all ages die from Sudden Cardiac Arrest, a condition that makes the heart stop abruptly necessitating immediate intervention to prevent the loss of life; and

 

WHEREAS, a quick response with an Automated External Defibrillator can enable trained personnel to stabilize a victim of Sudden Cardiac Arrest until additional help arrives; and   

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Division Charitable Fund has donated $1,000.00 to the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office toward the purchase of new Automated External Defibrillators. 

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners approves the acceptance of a $1,000.00 donation from the Mounted Division to be used by the Sheriff’s Office toward the purchase of new Automated External Defibrillators.    

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners thanks the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Division Charitable Fund for their generous contribution.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners directs the Treasurer’s Office to deposit the $1,000.00 donation monies and the Controller’s Office to make the necessary budget adjustments in the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office 2007 budget.

 

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

      Nays:  None        Absent:  None   Approved 11/15/07

 

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

   Nays:  None     Absent:  None      Approved 11/26/07