ADOPTED - JUNE 26, 2007

Agenda Item No. 31

Introduced by the Law Enforcement, County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE TRANSITION FROM PROJECT SENTRY  BY THE END OF 2007

RESOLUTION #07-159

WHEREAS,  the Board of Commissioners authorized the Project Sentry program to continue through June of 2007, contingent on a Request for Proposal (RFP) process being conducted and completed to determine if there is a way to provide the same level of service at a lower cost to the County; and

WHEREAS, the RFP process has concluded with three proposals being reviewed by an evaluation team of criminal justice agencies that use the services; and

WHEREAS, it was determined by the RFP process that the services which include laboratory urinalysis could not be provided at the same level by the other vendors at a lower cost to the County; and

WHEREAS, the Controller’s Office is recommending to transition from Project Sentry by the end of the 2007 budget year.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners accepts the recommendation of the Controller’s Office to transition from Project Sentry by the end of the 2007 budget year and directs them to present a plan to accomplish this transition by the end of the year to include:

-           A viable alternative to Project Sentry to provide an acceptable level of services for the Judiciary/Criminal Justice Plan.

-           Payoff the lease for early termination or find a suitable organization to take over the lease.

-           Make the necessary employee payouts for accumulated benefits and attempt to find other County positions for the two full-time County employees.

-           Devise a records storage and retention plan to be included as part of the plan to transition out the program.

LAW ENFORCEMENT:  Yeas:  Copedge, Tennis, Celentino, De Leon, Schafer

Nays:  None             Absent:  Holman        Approved   6/14/07 

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  De Leon,  Nolan, Copedge, Soule, Severino, Dougan

Nays:  None          Absent:  None       Approved 6/19/07

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

   Nays:  None          Absent:  Grebner       Approved 6/20/07