ADOPTED - MAY 8, 2007
Agenda Item No. 11
Introduced by the Finance Committee of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AREAS OF PRIORITY EMPHASIS GUIDING 2008 ACTIVITIES AND BUDGET PROCESS
RESOLUTION #07-105
WHEREAS, Ingham County government is committed to assuring the provision of services most important to its citizens; and
WHEREAS, Ingham County services are focused on these long term objectives:
*Enhancing access to county records
*Providing suitable roads and drains
*Supporting recreational opportunities
*Fostering economic well being
*Promoting environmental protection and smart growth
*Preventing and controlling disease
*Assuring accessible health care
*Assisting in meeting basic needs
*Fostering appropriate youth development
*Enhancing public safety
*Assuring judicial processing
*Providing appropriate sanctions for adult offenders
*Providing appropriate treatment and sanctions for at-risk juveniles; and
WHEREAS, these services are to be delivered in a manner which emphasizes:
* An educated and participating citizenry
* An ongoing capacity for intergovernmental collaboration
* A quality workforce
* Cost-effective delivery of county services
* Maximum use of technology; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has assessed information provided by county staff and departments, offices and the courts related to issues and concerns which are important for the County to consider addressing in 2008; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has identified certain areas of priority emphasis to guide the development of the 2008 Budget and activities of county staff.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners adopts the following areas of priority emphasis to be utilized by the Controller’s Office and the county offices, departments, agencies, and courts in developing proposed activities and budgets for 2008:
ADOPTED - MAY 8, 2007
Agenda Item No. 11
RESOLUTION #07-105
1. To the extent necessary and appropriate, services currently provided by county government in support of all its long term objectives should be continued in 2008, with ongoing evaluation to identify possible overlap and duplication of services and to identify more efficient uses of county funds.
2. Priority consideration should be given to maintaining current efforts with respect to all of the following long term objectives; to considering proposals which enhance their achievement; and to implementing specific identified enhancements:
Assuring Accessible Health Care
Continue to maintain and wherever possible expand access to health care for the uninsured and under-insured, through the Ingham Health Plan and other health plan initiatives and programs. Provide high-quality nursing and rehabilitation services for our county senior citizen and disabled population, including through the Ingham County Medical Care Facility.
Specific enhancement: Include a financing plan to enable the Ingham Health Plan Corporation, utilizing the Ingham Health Plan and the Ingham County Advantage Program, to provide access to health care for 100% of uninsured county residents no later than 2010.
Supporting Recreational Opportunities
Enhance recreational opportunities throughout Ingham County through implementation of the County Parks Master Plan, focusing on connection of Ingham County Parks by a series of non-motorized pathways.
Specific enhancement: Include a financing plan which will enable the connection of the County’s major county parks (Lake Lansing, Hawk Island, Hope Soccer, and Burchfield) by means of non-motorized pathways which promote environments that support physical activity for the health and well being of Ingham County residents as well as implementation of measures to improve the operation of Potter Park Zoo.
Providing Appropriate Sanctions for Adult Offenders
Encourage the use of appropriate sanctions for adults in order to foster appropriate behavior and reduce criminal recidivism, and to reduce incidents of jail overcrowding, using strategies such as supporting implementation of the Jail Overcrowding Subcommittee recommendations, develop and use a data tracking system focusing on system volume and trends, supporting appropriate usage of existing probation residential services, and improving information collection, automation, record keeping, and information exchange between departments.
Specific enhancement: Support efforts to increase access to program alternatives available through Community Corrections, utilizing state funds. Consider county financial support to implement the recommendations of the Jail Utilization Coordinating Committee.
ADOPTED - MAY 8, 2007
Agenda Item No. 11
RESOLUTION #07-105
Providing Appropriate Treatment and Sanctions for at Risk Juveniles
Continue to implement recommendations resulting from the system‑wide evaluation of programs and placements for delinquent juveniles done by the Center for Criminal Justice Research, and from the development of strategies by the Ingham County/City of Lansing Community Coalition for Youth, utilizing Child Care Funds and juvenile millage funds to expand the juvenile justice system in a manner that is most appropriate for Ingham County in order to foster appropriate behavior, apply appropriate sanctions, and reduce criminal recidivism.
Specific enhancement: Use Juvenile Justice Millage funds to implement the action plan created in the Chinn Study, including specifically: the creation of a continuum of care facility that will have a comprehensive juvenile assessment component; day treatment/evening reporting program; and center for respite/crisis intervention to support community-based programming that will support the Court’s and County’s goals of treating adjudicated youth locally within Ingham County whenever appropriate, and for these model programs and facilities for at-risk and adjudicated youth to be in place no later than 2008.
Promote Environmental Protection and Smart Growth
Discuss and implement strategies for fostering appropriate land use and protecting natural resources, such as adoption of a wetlands ordinance, creation of a Purchase of Development Rights program, and other strategies being recommended by the Tri‑County Growth Study Project.
Specific enhancement: Promoting initiatives encouraging urban redevelopment and protecting agriculture in rural areas, and consider specific proposals which enhance this objective, such as supporting the activities of the Agricultural Preservation Board, Land Bank Authority, developing a wetlands ordinance, and supporting the resources to monitor the environment for threats and hazards to human health, and implementing recommendations of the Tri-County Growth Study.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners encourages all departments, offices, and courts to consider these priorities in the development of their budgets and activities for 2008.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that efforts to explore alternative funding mechanisms and levels of service for county law enforcement shall continue.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County will work in cooperation with the cities of Lansing and East Lansing to implement the Plante Moran Study to develop recommendations for an action plan to pursue the goal of a consolidated 911 dispatch center.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that efforts to expand the governance and funding structure of the Capital Region Airport Authority shall continue.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners supports the efforts of the neighborhood network centers.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners supports the efforts to prevent environmental hazards to human health.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners will explore the cost of providing County-wide wireless internet access.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners will explore efficiencies through regional cooperation, including exploration of regionalizing the provision of employee health care benefits with Michigan State University and/or neighboring counties.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that in the Community Agency application process, priority consideration is to be given to proposals which enhance county services in Meeting Basic Needs avoiding duplication in services wherever possible to maximize County resources.
FINANCE: Yeas: Celentino, Weatherwax-Grant, Grebner, Hertel, Soule
Nays: None Absent: Dougan Approved 5/2/07