ADOPTED - OCTOBER 23, 2007

Agenda Item No. 28

Introduced by Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY’S OFFICE TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT TO EVALUATE IN-TAKE PROCEDURES

RESOLUTION #07-270

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney, and his appointed Assistants, authorize all criminal prosecutions under the Laws of the State of Michigan, except those matters authorized by the Attorney General of the State of Michigan, within the County of Ingham; and

WHEREAS,  the several law enforcement agencies operating within the County of Ingham each have individualized practices in the preparation and presentation of materials that accompany their requests for authorized criminal complaints; and

WHEREAS,  the working relationships between the several law enforcement agencies and the Office of Prosecuting Attorney must be maintained to assure high levels of cooperation; and

WHEREAS,  a goal of the Office of Prosecuting Attorney is a consistent and uniform presentation of law enforcement agency reports, materials and identification of evidence, including witnesses; and

WHEREAS, a goal of the Office of Prosecuting Attorney is to progress toward a “paperless” system of the in-take of requests for criminal complaints; and

WHEREAS, the evaluation of major policy and organizational restructuring does benefit from comparison and testing; and

WHEREAS, the Prosecutor and Board of Commissioners approved a contract to evaluate the in-take procedures now employed by the Office of Prosecuting Attorney for the purposes of examining alternative or replacement procedures to better serve the public; and

WHEREAS, the Prosecutor would like to extend this contract to complete the project.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Prosecuting Attorney to extend the contractual relationship with a qualified vendor to complete the in-take services project by December 31, 2007.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,  that the Prosecuting Attorney shall limit the vendor’s extended contract to no more than $60.00 per hour, with no more than 150 additional charged hours, with the funds to come from the Prosecutor’s 2007 budget, at a cost not to exceed an additional $9,000 for a total project cost of $32,400.

ADOPTED - OCTOBER 23, 2007

Agenda Item No. 28

RESOLUTION #07-270

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller is authorized to make the necessary budget adjustments to facilitate the contractual relationship.  

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Board Chairperson and the County Clerk to sign any necessary contract amendment documents that are consistent with this resolution and approved as to form by the County Attorney.     

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

Nays:  None     Absent:  Tennis    Approved 10/11/07

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

Nays:  None       Absent:  None      Approved 10/17/07