ADOPTED - MAY 13, 2008

Agenda Item No. 18

Introduced by the Judiciary Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW

“INGHAM COUNTY FAMILY CENTER”

RESOLUTION #08-132

WHEREAS, the voters of Ingham County approved, and later renewed, the Juvenile Justice Millage for the purpose of increasing Ingham County’s capacity to detain and house juveniles who are delinquent or disturbed, and to operate new and existing programs for the treatment of such juveniles, in order to serve the families of Ingham County; and

WHEREAS, the Judiciary Committee, the Ingham County Circuit Court, the Ingham County Power of We Consortium and the Community Coalition for Youth have worked as partners in the planning process for juvenile justice system improvements including a “Continuum of Care Facility” as recommended by the Chinn Report; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners has approved a “Resolution to Authorize the Purchase of Our Savior Lutheran Church and School for the Purpose of  Housing the Continuum of Care Facility to operate enhanced juvenile justice programs; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Judiciary Committee is now recommending a name for the Facility. 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby establishes that the name of the new facility shall be the “Ingham County Family Center” in recognition of its mission to improve the juvenile justice system as a service to the families of Ingham County.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Continuum of Care Facility Advisory Board shall be renamed the Ingham County Family Center Advisory Board.

JUDICIARY:  Yeas:  Weatherwax-Grant, Tennis, Bahar-Cook, Holman, Nolan, Schafer

 Nays:  None              Absent:  None         Approved 5/1/08