ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 22, 2005

Agenda Item No. 11

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE AN APPLICATION FOR A GRANT TO PURCHASE AN OPTICAL SCAN VOTING SYSTEM TO COMPLY WITH THE HELP AMERICA VOTE ACT (HAVA)

RESOLUTION #05-040

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners wishes to apply to the State of Michigan Secretary of State for a grant to purchase an optical scan voting system and related Election Management System (EMS) software  to comply with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA); and

WHEREAS, upon the recommendation of the County Clerk, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners has chosen to submit a grant application for a new optical scan voting system in 2005; and

WHEREAS, there is no cost to Ingham County to obtain the optical scan voting system and related Election Management System (EMS) software.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Ingham County Clerk Mike Bryanton is authorized to submit this grant application on behalf of Ingham County.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson and Clerk are authorized to sign any related documents upon approval as to form by the County Attorney.

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  Celentino, Copedge, De Leon, Schor, Vickers

                                         Nays:  None           Absent:  Severino            Approved 2/15/05

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Dedden, Swope, Hertel, Schor, Thomas, Dougan

Nays:  None                     Absent:  None          Approved 2/16/05