ADOPTED - DECEMBER 11, 2007

Agenda Item No. 27

 

Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

           

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

 RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT THE 2007 RISK AVOIDANCE GRANT (RAP) FROM THE MICHIGAN MUNICIPAL RISK MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (MMRMA)

 

RESOLUTION #07-335

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office is dedicated to ensuring that its Deputies and staff have the necessary equipment to meet the needs of our residents, inmates, and visitors in a variety of unexpected circumstances; and

 

WHEREAS, each year, more than 250,000 people of all ages die from Sudden Cardiac Arrest, a condition that makes the heart stop abruptly necessitating immediate intervention to prevent the loss of life; and

 

WHEREAS, a quick response with an Automated External Defibrillator can enable trained personnel to stabilize a victim of Sudden Cardiac Arrest until additional help arrives; and   

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office has applied for, and has been approved to receive a Risk Avoidance Grant from the Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority; and

 

WHEREAS, the amount of the grant is $1,500.00 and is to be used toward the purchase of Automated External Defibrillators. 

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners approves the acceptance of the 2007 Risk Avoidance Grant (RAP) from the Michigan Municipal Risk Management Authority (MMRMA) in the amount of $1,500.00, to be used by the Sheriff’s Office toward the purchase of new Automated External Defibrillators.    

 

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

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners directs the Controller’s Office to make the necessary budget adjustments in the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office 2007 budget.

 

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

  Nays:  None        Absent:  None        Approved 11/29/07

 

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

   Nays:  None       Absent:  None       Approved 12/5/07