ADOPTED - NOVEMBER 27, 2007

Agenda Item No. 6

Introduced by County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE ENTERING INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH GRANGER RECYCLING CENTER FOR DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS COMPUTER EQUIPMENT

RESOLUTION #07-291

WHEREAS, Ingham County has periodic need to dispose of surplus computer equipment; and

WHEREAS, the Resolution #02-90 authorized the County to donate surplus computer equipment to the Black Child and Family Institute on behalf of Closing the Gap; and

WHEREAS, computer equipment that is broken or outdated is sent to Great Lakes Electronic Recycling; and

WHEREAS, Great Lakes Electronic Recycling charges the County $0.35 per pound to remove and recycle broken and outdated computer equipment; and

WHEREAS, Granger Recycling Center, a local recycler, is willing to pickup old computer equipment, at a cost of five dollars per item (CPU, Monitor or Printer); and

WHEREAS, this would lower the cost, by about two dollars per unit, of disposing of surplus computer equipment; and

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners authorize entering into an agreement with Granger Recycling Center, an independent recycler, for disposal of broken and outdated computer equipment.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson and County Clerk are hereby authorized to sign any necessary agreements after approval as to form by the County Attorney.   

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

Nays:  De Leon, Copedge           Absent:  None         Approved 11/20/07

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

Nays:  None     Absent:  None      Approved 11/26/07