ADOPTED - JULY 24, 2007

AGENDA ITEM NO. 18

Introduced by the County Services Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO THE POTTER PARK ZOO BOARD

RESOLUTION #07-168

WHEREAS, Resolution 07-103 created a Potter Park Zoo Board as an advisory board to the Ingham County Parks and Recreation Commission; and

WHEREAS, the Potter Park Zoo Board consists of eight representatives from Ingham County, selected by the Ingham County Board of Commissioners; two representatives from the City of Lansing, to be selected by the City of Lansing; one representative from the Potter Park Zoological Society; and

WHEREAS, the County Services Committee has interviewed applicants interested in serving on this Board.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby makes the following appointments to the Potter Park Zoo Board:

Richard Snider, 3655 Hiawatha Drive, Okemos, 48864

Stacey Messina, 1405 Somerset Close, East Lansing, 48823

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that terms of these appointees and those that were appointed per Resolution 07-139 have been determined as follows:

Commissioner Bahar-Cook is appointed to a term expiring December 31, 2008

Commissioner Hertel, Jr. is appointed to a term expiring December 31, 2008

Richard Snider is appointed to a term expiring December 31, 2008

Ed Gillespie is appointed to a term expiring December 31, 2009

Dalen Agnew is appointed to a term expiring December 31, 2009

Maureen McDonough is appointed to a term expiring December 31, 2009

Tim Basore is appointed to a term expiring December 31, 2010

Stacey Messina is appointed to a term expiring December 31, 2010

John Baron, Potter Park Zoological Society is appointed to a term expiring December 31, 2008

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Lansing City Councilman William Matt is hereby appointed to the Potter Park Zoo Board, as a City of Lansing Representative, to a term expiring December 31, 2008.

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  Nolan, Copedge*, Soule, Severino, Dougan

Nays:  None       Absent:  De Leon       Approved 7/17/07

 *Comm. Copedge voted no on the appointment of Stacey Messina.