ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 24, 2004

Agenda Item No. 18

Introduced by the Human Services Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION HONORING CHARLES "CHUCK" STEINBERG

RESOLUTION #04-051

WHEREAS, the City of Lansing/Ingham County Youth Violence Prevention Coalition has been in existence since August 1994;

WHEREAS, from its very beginning Charles "Chuck" Steinberg has served as Co-Chairperson of the Youth Violence Prevention Coalition; and

WHEREAS, he has been a leader and motivator in establishing and maintaining the coalition and has been a valuable mentor and coach to others involved in the collaboration; and

WHEREAS, born out of his extensive passion, training, and experience working in the field of prevention and intervention on behalf of youth, families and communities, Chuck Steinberg has provided valuable leadership, creative thinking, exhaustive energy, and professional expertise for the direct benefit and success of the coalition; and

WHEREAS, his excellent verbal and writing skills helped articulate a vision for the coalition in its service to the community, his capacity to imagine and convey positive change and development helped others to understand the potential and gave them confidence to join the effort, his communication skills regularly were relied upon to conceptualize and develop, teaching modules and curriculum, the substance of this work provided the foundation for the coalition to secure grants to implement programs; and

WHEREAS, Chuck's efforts helped successfully establish Ingham County as a model county in the state in designing and implementing juvenile delinquency prevention programs and programs aimed at helping to resolve the disproportionate minority over representation concerns, the Coalition's efforts were also highlighted in national juvenile justice project publications; and

WHEREAS, Chuck is eager to put others first and has encouraged and often recognized others for their efforts when his own work has been greater and more essential to the outcome; and.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby honors Charles "Chuck" Steinberg for his service to the Youth Violence Prevention Coalition and the County of Ingham, his accomplished leadership is a catalyst for change that positively influences the entire region.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board wishes him continued success in all of his future endeavors.

HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE: The Human Services Committee will meet on 2/23/04