ADOPTED - MAY 27, 2008

Agenda Item No. 21

 

Introduced by the Judiciary and Finance Committees of the:

 

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

RESOLUTION TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE INGHAM ACADEMY

SUMMER 2008 PROGRAM

 

RESOLUTION #08-149

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners passed a resolution in August 2007, authorizing the Family Division of the Circuit Court to establish the Samuel D. Ingham Academy pilot program for the 2007/2008 school year, serving a minimum of 15 youth; and

 

WHEREAS, the Samuel D. Ingham Academy, an alternative day treatment school, continues to provide educational and behavioral support to youth who have intense educational needs and have not been successful in their home district; and

 

WHEREAS, the Family Division would like to run a summer school program for up to 30 court adjudicated youth who are in need of a structured educational summer program; and

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham Intermediate School District has submitted a proposed budget for such a program at a cost of $49,109; and

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners have supported the concept of an alternative day treatment school as funded by the Juvenile Justice Millage dollars and has determined it to be eligible for the Child Care Fund reimbursement.

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes an agreement with the Ingham Intermediate School District for the Ingham Academy’s 2008 summer school program, serving up to 30 youth under the jurisdiction of the Court, at a cost not to exceed $49,109, for the time period of June 16, 2008 through July 24, 2008.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes an appropriation up to $24,554.50 from the Juvenile Justice Millage fund to the Ingham Academy’s summer school day treatment program line item in the Juvenile Division 2007/2008 CCF budget, to be matched with $24,554.50 from the State Child Care Fund for a total budget of $49,109.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the name of the alternative day treatment school is hereby known as the “Ingham Academy.”

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller is directed to make the necessary budgetary transfers within the 2007/2008 Child Care Fund budget.

 

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

 

 

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

   Nays:  None     Absent:  None        Approved 5/15/08

 

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Grebner, Hertel, Celentino, Schor, Dougan

    Nays:  None       Absent:  Weatherwax-Grant    Approved 5/21/08