ADOPTED - NOVEMBER 14, 2006

Agenda Item No. 22

Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTRACTS WITH LANSING AND EAST LANSING FOR

911 CENTER 2006/07 OPERATIONS

RESOLUTION #06-309

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners has established a 911 Emergency Telephone Dispatch Services fund for Management and System Improvements to the County emergency dispatch system and a policy that reserves twenty percent of the total revenues per year for these purposes; and

WHEREAS, under this policy the Lansing and East Lansing 911 Centers’ 2006/07 operational budgets would not receive the full ninety-five per cent reimbursement this fiscal year due to their costs exceeding eighty percent of the total 911 2006/07 revenues; and

WHEREAS, the Cities of Lansing and East Lansing are requesting that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners fully fund their 2006/07 operational budget requests from the 911 Emergency Telephone Dispatch Services – 911 Fund.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the expenditure of up to $5,790,031 from the 911 Emergency Telephone Dispatch Services - 911 Fund by approving reimbursement of the City of East Lansing’s 2006/07 operational budget of  $1,128,234 and by approving reimbursement of the City of Lansing’s 2006/07 operational budget of  $4,661,797.

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

LAW ENFORCEMENT:  Yeas:  Nolan, Copedge, De Leon, Thomas, Schafer

Nays:  None             Absent:  Vickers      Approved 11/2/06

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

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