ADOPTED - DECEMBER 12, 2006

Agenda Item. No. 36

Introduced by the Law Enforcement Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

  RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WITH LANSING AND EAST LANSING FOR 911 CENTER 2006/07 OPERATIONS

RESOLUTION #06-338

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 Center’s 2006/07 operational budgets did not receive the full ninety-five percent reimbursement this fiscal year due to their costs exceeding eighty percent of the total 911 2006/07 revenues; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorized the expenditure of up to $5,790,031 from the 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; 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 a one-time supplemental appropriation out of the 911 Emergency Telephone Dispatch Services Management and System Improvements reserve for an additional $513,080 to increase the total expenditures up to $6,303,112, by approving reimbursement of the City of East Lansing’s 2006/07 amended operational budget of up to $1,228,212 and by approving reimbursement of the City of Lansing’s 2006/07 amended operational budget of up to $5,074,900.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners urges the City of East Lansing and City of Lansing to request 2007/2008 911 Centers’ operational budgets that do not exceed the combined revenue increases for the 911 millage and the telephone surcharge funds.

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:  Nolan, Copedge, De Leon, Thomas, Schafer, Vickers

      Nays:  None           Absent:  None     Approved 11/30/06

FINANCE:    Yeas:  Thomas, Weatherwax-Grant

   Nays:  Grebner               Absent:  Hertel, Dedden, Dougan       Failed 12/6/06