ADOPTED - APRIL 15, 2008

Agenda Item No. 21

Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH PLANTE & MORAN FOR

911 CENTER CONSOLIDATION CONSULTANT SERVICES

RESOLUTION #08-108

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners previously authorized a contract with  Plante & Moran to evaluate the potential of combining the two 911 Dispatch Centers into one consolidated 911 Dispatch Center operated by the County of Ingham, as well as a review of an alternative Dual Dispatch Plan; and

WHEREAS, representatives from the Cities of East Lansing and Lansing and Ingham County  met with Plante & Moran as a 911 Steering Committee to guide these studies and the completed studies were presented to the Board of Commissioners and the Public Safety Community in 2006 and 2007; and

WHEREAS, Plante & Moran provided as part of their 2005 Proposal additional consulting services to develop an Action Plan, and  has developed a Scope of Services to move to the next step of developing an Action Plan from their original Feasibility Study on creating a single emergency dispatch center serving all of Ingham County.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes a contract with Plante & Moran for 911 Center Consolidation Consultant Services to develop an Action Plan to accomplish this Consolidation, for an amount not to exceed $22,050, and to be completed by July 1, 2008.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that up to $22,050 for this purpose will come from the 911 Emergency Telephone Dispatch Services - 911 Fund for Management and System Improvements.

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

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

   Nays:  None             Absent:  Celentino, Schafer      Approved 4/7/08

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Grebner, Weatherwax-Grant, Celentino, Schor, Dougan

  Nays:  None        Absent:  Hertel     Approved 4/9/09