ADOPTED - JULY 27, 2010
Agenda Item No. 40
Introduced by the Judiciary and Finance Committees of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE EXPANDED FUNDING FOR THE INGHAM ACADEMY
RESOLUTION #10-240
WHEREAS, the voters of Ingham County passed a Juvenile Justice Millage generating funds for the expansion of Ingham County’s Juvenile Justice Programs; and
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Action Plan for Juvenile Continuum of Care Report prepared by Chinn Planning, Inc., specified as one of the recommendations, the creation of a Day Treatment/Evening Reporting Program; and
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners have purchased the facility located at 1601 W. Holmes Rd., Lansing, for the purpose of housing the Ingham Academy for court youth; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to expand the high school by adding a classroom to allow for ten additional juveniles to enroll in the Ingham Academy; and
WHEREAS, the proposed 2011 budget submitted by the Juvenile Division includes costs associated with an additional classroom; and
WHEREAS, the Ingham Academy is included in the Child Care Fund Budget which has a fiscal year beginning October 1 and therefore, in order for this expansion to begin at the onset of the 2010/2011 school year, the September, 2010 funding is requested; and
WHEREAS, the Ingham Academy will serve up to 10 additional court adjudicated youth eligible to receive high school credit during the 2010/2011 school year, with academic services provided by the Ingham Intermediate School District, at a cost of $10,012.00 for the month of September, 2010; and
WHEREAS, Highfields, Inc. will provide behavioral support and transportation for the 10 additional youth at a cost of $4,434.00 for the month of September, 2010; and
WHEREAS, there is a projected surplus in the Ingham Academy’s line item for the 2010 Budget which will cover these above stated costs because of the Court’s commitment to have less residential placements.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes a contract amendment to expand services with the Ingham Intermediate School District through the end of September 2010, in the amount of $10,012.00 to provide services for an additional classroom for 10 high school students at the Ingham Academy.
ADOPTED - JULY 27, 2010
Agenda Item No. 40
RESOLUTION #10-240
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes a contract amendment to expand services with Highfields, Inc. through the end of September 2010, in the amount of $4,434.00 to provide services and transportation for the additional classroom for the 10 high school students at the Ingham Academy.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Controller/Administrator is authorized to make the necessary budget amendments within the 2009/10 Child Care Fund Budget in the amount of $14,446 from line item 29266227818000 (Day Treatment Program contractual services).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, it will be incumbent on the Court to live within the current JJM revenue stream and matching Child Care funds to operate this program during the 2010-2011 Budget.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairperson of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and the County Clerk are authorized to sign any contract documents consistent with this resolution and approved as to form by the County Attorney.
JUDICIARY: Yeas: Nolan, Davis, Tsernoglou, Dougan
Nays: None Absent: Bahar-Cook, Schafer Approved 7/15/10
FINANCE: Yeas: Grebner, Schor, Holman, Dougan
Nays: None Absent: Tennis, Bahar-Cook Approved 7/21/10