ADOPTED - MAY 22, 2007

Agenda Item No. 13

 

Introduced by the Human Services and Finance Committees of the:

 

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT DONATED FUNDS FOR THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT’S HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS PROGRAM (SPARROW COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER) 

RESOLUTION #07-119

WHEREAS, the Health Department has received a donation of funds in the amount of $4,786.38, including $2,391.38 from Physicians for Human Rights and $1,385.00 from American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians/Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine Student Affairs Office; and

WHEREAS, these donors have requested that these funds be used to support the Health Department’s Health Care for the Homeless program; and

WHEREAS, the Health Department is interested in using the donated funds for this purpose.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Health Department to accept these donations in the amount of $4,786.38 to support the Health Care for the Homeless program.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Health Department to expend up to $2,500 to purchase a Tablet PC with wireless cellular capability for use on the Mobile Health Unit (“bus”).

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the balance of the donated funds be used to support activities related to the Health Department’s Health Care for the Homeless program.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners directs the Controller to make any necessary budget adjustments in the Ingham County Health Department’s 2006/2007 budget.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Health Department send letters of acknowledgement of donations to the appropriate entities.

 

HUMAN SERVICES:  Yeas: Hertel, Grebner, Bahar-Cook, Schor, Soule, Severino

     Nays:  None                    Absent:  None             Approved 5/14/07

 

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Celentino, Weatherwax-Grant, Grebner, Hertel, Tennis, Dougan

     Nays:  None                Absent:  None       Approved 5/16/07