ADOPTED - NOVEMBER 14, 2006

Agenda Item No. 7

Introduced by the Finance Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO TECHNICALLY AMEND/CORRECT RESOLUTION #06-231 TO IMPLEMENT PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING REIMBURSABLE COSTS FOR

THE FRIEND OF THE COURT BENCH WARRANTS

RESOLUTION #06-294

WHEREAS, in order to implement the recommendation of Maximus, Inc. made February 20, 2002 with reference to the appropriate reimbursement of bench warrant costs, now established by the Court at $180.00 in each case where there has been an adjudication of contempt for failure to appear at show cause hearings and/or violation of parenting time orders, Resolution #06-231 was adopted on August 22, 2006; and

WHEREAS, to fully carry out the purposes of said resolution, the date of commencement should have been October 1, 2005 rather than September 1, 2006.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that effective October 1, 2005, pursuant to the provisions of MCL 600.2530(4) the County Treasurer shall remit one-half of all costs actually paid per month of the recoverable bench warrant costs pursuant to MCL 552.631 and 552.644 to the Ingham County Sheriff, it being presumed that, unless a separate billing from another law enforcement agency is received and honored, that the Ingham County Sheriff was the law enforcement agency that executed the bench warrant issued for the arrest of the payee.

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Thomas, Hertel, Grebner, Dedden, Weatherwax-Grant, Dougan

Nays:  None             Absent:  None        Approved 11/8/06