ADOPTED - OCTOBER 9, 2007

Agenda Item No. 11

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO TERMINATE THE CONTRACT BETWEEN INGHAM COUNTY AND COHL, STOKER, TOSKEY & McGLINCHEY  (PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS COHL, SALSTROM & STOKER, P.C. AND HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE “CONTRACTOR”)

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007

RESOLUTION #07-237

WHEREAS, the County entered into an agreement with the Contractor in 1981 and the agreement terminated in December 31, 1984, with “year-to-year” extensions; and

WHEREAS, a new agreement has not been negotiated with the Contractor since 1981; and

WHEREAS, the County does not wish to continue the services of the Contractor as negotiated in the 1981 agreement; and

WHEREAS, the County wishes to enter into a new agreement with the contractor; and 

WHEREAS, the provisions of the 1981 agreement requires the County to provide written notification to the Contractor, to terminate the 1981 agreement.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby is providing notice to the Contractor terminating the provisions of the 1981 agreement as of December 31, 2007.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Controller to finalize negotiations by October 16, 2007 with the Contractor to provide legal services for the County, effective January 1, 2008, subject to Board approval.

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

Nays:  None         Absent:  None       Approved 10/2/07

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

Nays:  None         Absent:  Grebner       Approved 10/3/07