ADOPTED - DECEMBER 11, 2007

Agenda Item No. 28

 

Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

 

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE TWO LOCAL PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED BY THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION 2006 STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT/LAW ENFORCEMENT TERRORISM PREVENTION PROGRAM

 

RESOLUTION #07-336

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Operations Division, has applied for and has been approved as eligible for two local grant projects from the Department of State Police, Emergency Management Division, to prevent, deter, respond, and recover from threats and incidents of terrorism; and

 

WHEREAS, this grant will fund the purchase of a Heavy Rescue/Dive Team Truck for $48,691 through the State contract, and authorize the extension of an existing contract with I-Comm to purchase two proximity door card readers and 100 proximity cards for the Ingham County Emergency Operations Center for $2,500, in support of the County’s homeland security efforts as identified in the County’s homeland security assessment and strategy; and

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Operations Division, in cooperation with the Ingham County Local Planning Team is recommending these two projects to the Ingham County Board of Commissioners.

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby approves the recommendation of the  Ingham County Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Operations Division, in cooperation with the Ingham County Local Planning Team for two local projects including the Heavy Rescue/Dive Team Truck at the cost of $48,691 and Two Proximity Door Card Readers and 100 Proximity Cards at a cost of $ 2,500 with  I-Comm, to be reimbursed through the City of Lansing subcontract per the 2006 State Homeland Security Grant/Law Enforcement Terrorism Prevention Program Grant from the Michigan Department of State Police, Emergency Management Division.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Board Chairperson and the County Clerk to sign any necessary contract/purchase documents that 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 to make the necessary budget adjustments to the 2007 budget as necessary.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the total costs of these two grant projects will be reimbursed by the City of Lansing per the terms of the grant agreement subcontract.

 

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