ADOPTED - APRIL 10, 2007

AGENDA ITEM NO. 18

Introduced by the Judiciary and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO CONTINUE THE JUVENILE JUSTICE

COMMUNITY AGENCY PROCESS

RESOLUTON #07-084

WHEREAS, a Juvenile Justice Millage was approved by the voters of Ingham County in November of 2002, and renewed in 2006 for the purpose of funding an increase to Ingham County’s capacity to detain and house juveniles who are delinquent or disturbed, and to operate new and existing programs for the treatment of such juveniles; and 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners established a Juvenile Justice Community Agency Process in 2006, by reserving a pool of Juvenile Justice Millage funds to seek and fund proposals from qualified vendors to increase the capacity of the County Juvenile Justice System for the treatment of delinquent and disturbed youth, which the County believes to be consistent with the provisions of the millage proposal approved by the voters; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners desires to continue this Juvenile Justice Community Agency Process.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby continues the Juvenile Justice Community Agency Process, reserving $150,000 of Juvenile Justice Millage funds to contract with qualified vendors to increase the capacity of the county juvenile justice system for the treatment of delinquent and disturbed youth, with the intent to reduce the involvement of youth in the formal adjudication process which the County believes to be consistent with the provisions of the millage.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the time period of this second Juvenile Justice Community Agency Process will be July 1, 2007 through December 31, 2008, and that the Juvenile Justice Community Agency Process will continue through the duration of the current millage authorization to coincide with the County fiscal year, with the amount of funds to be determined in the annual budget process.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that priority consideration will be given to those proposals which most appropriately meet the adopted Ingham County Continuum of Care Model.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that priority consideration will be given to those proposals that leverage other sources of funds.

JUDICIARY:  Yeas:  Bahar-Cook, Schor, Holman, Nolan, Schafer

Nays:  None       Absent: Grant     Approved 3/29/07

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Celentino, Grant, Grebner, Dougan

    Nays:  None      Absent:  Hertel, Soule  Approved 4/04/07