ADOPTED - SEPTEMBER 26, 2006

Agenda Item No. 27

 

Introduced by the Human Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

Resolution to Authorize AN increase in IngHam County funding

for the Community Coalition for Youth coordinator position

for the 2006 fiscal year

 

resolution #06-244

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County/City of Lansing Community Coalition for Youth (CCY) and known formerly as the Youth Violence Prevention Coalition (YVPC) was established in 1994 by the Mayor of Lansing and the Ingham County Board of Commissioners in response to concerns regarding increases in crime and violence by and towards children.  CCY is comprised of public and non-profit agencies, community and neighborhood organizations, schools, businesses, private citizens, parents, youth, faith-based organizations, and key leaders from throughout Ingham County; and

 

WHEREAS, the City of Lansing and Ingham County agreed to share equal support of the CCY by giving $6,900 each, for a total of $13,800 per year for staff costs from 1994 to the present. This $13,800 covered staff expenses for convening monthly meetings, taking minutes, following up on coalition action items and recruiting new members; and

 

WHEREAS, the CCY has grown from having one coalition meeting per month to having five workgroups that meet monthly in addition to the monthly full coalition meeting.  Workgroups carry out projects such as the Title II Comprehensive Strategies data collection grant, the Outreach and Delinquency prevention program at Baker-Donora Focus Center, and the Continuum of Care for Youth project.  CCY is also responsible for overseeing three state level grants totaling $425,856 for 2006.  In addition, CCY has become the advisory board to Ingham County regarding the prevention and treatment of delinquency per resolution #02-194; and

 

WHEREAS, the City of Lansing has increased its contribution for 2006 to $16,900 from $6,900 to support an increase in the CCY coordinator’s workload; and

 

WHEREAS, the Community Coalition for Youth (CCY) is recommending that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners approve an expanded role and funding for the CCY Coordinator position.

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners approve an amendment to the City of Lansing’s  $13,800 contract, to increase the CCY Coordinator Special Part-time position up to 1,255 hours, at the current rate of pay ($25.00 per hour) not to exceed $33,800 for the 2006 fiscal year.

 

 

 

ADOPTED - SEPTEMBER 26, 2006

Agenda Item No. 27

 

RESOLUTION #06-244

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners directs the Controller to transfer $10,000 for this purpose out of the 2006 Contingency Fund to the Ingham County Cooperative Extension’s 2006 budget, to match the additional $10,000 provided by the City of Lansing, to enable additional hours of coordination services by increasing the personnel line items up to an additional $20,000 if necessary, based on the actual number of hours used.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the CCY Coordinator’s expanded work duties will include:

 

-           More complete oversight of the 3 existing CCY grants;

-           Writing new proposals to further the CCY's work;

-           Overseeing any new grant awards;

-           Supervising temporary grant-funded CCY staff;

-           Continue on-going work on the Continuum of Care initiative.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairperson of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and the County Clerk are authorized to sign any necessary contract amendment documents with the City of Lansing consistent with this resolution and approved as to form by the County Attorney.

 

HUMAN SERVICES:  Yeas:  Grebner, Bahar-Cook, Hertel, Schor, Severino

    Nays:  None             Absent:  Dedden         Approved 9/18/06

 

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Thomas, Hertel, Grebner, Dedden, Dougan

    Nays:  None                             Absent:  Weatherwax-Grant               Approved 9/20/06