LATE                                                                                                            ADOPTED - NOVEMBER 14, 2006

                                                                                                                                                Agenda Item No.  25

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO AMEND RESOLUTION #06-218 AND TO LEVY THE SPECIAL PURPOSE – POTTER PARK ZOO AND POTTER PARK MILLAGE

RESOLUTION #06-312

WHEREAS, on July 25, 2006, the Board of Commissioners adopted a Resolution of Intent to enter into a conditional agreement with the City of Lansing for the lease and operation of the Potter Park Zoo and Potter Park with specified terms and conditions; and

WHEREAS, on August 22, 2006, the Board of Commissioners adopted a Resolution To Submit To The Electorate A Potter Park Zoo And Potter Park Millage Authorization Question for a vote of the electorate in the General Election to be held on November 7, 2006; and

WHEREAS, the agreement for the lease and the operation of the Potter Park Zoo and Potter Park was conditioned upon several items including voter approval of a county-wide property tax millage for Zoo funding and continued millage funding for the Zoo and that the agreement must be signed and agreed to by both parties thereto, by Tuesday, November 14, 2006, for the Board of Commissioners to levy the millage; and

WHEREAS, the electorate has now approved the Ingham County Potter Park Zoo and Potter Park Millage Question; and

WHEREAS, substantial progress has been made but a final lease is not available for both parties to sign and to agree to by November 14, 2006 as required by Resolution # 06-218.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby amends Resolution # 06-218 by rescinding this BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED clause of the resolution:   “that the agreement between Ingham County and the City of Lansing for the lease and operation of the Potter Park Zoo and Potter Park must be signed and agreed to by both parties thereto, by Tuesday, November 14, 2006, for the Board of Commissioners to levy the millage.”

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the position of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners regarding retiree health care is that it be limited to the rate of payment for other county retirees.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that it is the Ingham County Board of Commissioners’  intention not to assume those portions of the City’s collective bargaining agreement relating to work rules.  The County Board of Commissioners instructs staff to undertake to negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding with the applicable unions relating to work rules;  such Memorandum is to be finalized no later than June 30, 2007.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Special Purpose – Potter Park Zoo and Potter Park .4600 tax levy is hereby authorized for the 2006 tax year/2007 budget year for a new total county levy of 9.4293 mills, including previously authorized levies for General Fund operations, special purpose, and Airport Authority millage. However, the millage funds shall not be spent until the Agreement with the City of Lansing has been executed  by all the parties.

LATE                                                                                                            ADOPTED - NOVEMBER 14, 2006

                                                                                                                                               Agenda Item No.  25

RESOLUTION #06-312

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all other conditions of Resolution #06-218 remain in effect.

COUNTY SERVICES:  YEAS:  Schor, De Leon, Copedge, Vickers

NAYS:  Holman, Severino   ABSENT:   None                   Approved:  November 14, 2006

FINANCE:  YEAS:  Thomas, Hertel, Grebner, Dedden, Weatherwax-Grant

     NAYS:   Dougan                   ABSENT:  None                  Approved:  November 14, 2006