ADOPTED - JUNE 10, 2008

Agenda Item No. 10

 

 

Introduced by the Judiciary and Finance Committees of the:

 

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE SEPTEMBER 2008 FUNDS

FOR THE INGHAM ACADEMY

 

RESOLUTION #08-163

 

WHEREAS, the voters of Ingham County passed a Juvenile Justice Millage generating funds for the expansion of Ingham County’s juvenile justice programs; and

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Action Plan for Juvenile Continuum of Care Report prepared by Chinn Planning, Inc., specified as one of the recommendations, the creation of a Day Treatment/ Evening Reporting Program; and

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners have authorized the purchase of the facility located at 1601 W. Holmes Rd., Lansing, for the purpose of housing the Ingham Academy and an Evening Reporting Program for court youth; and

 

WHEREAS, there is a need to establish funding for the month of September for the school year 2008/2009, amending the 2007/2008 Child Care Fund Budget; and

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham Academy will serve up to 40 adjudicated court youth during the 2008/2009 school year, with academic services provided by the Ingham Intermediate School District, at a cost of $36,073 for the month of September; and

 

WHEREAS, adequate funding was established for Highfields, Inc. in the contract dated September 2007 through August 2008, such that Highfields, Inc. will provide behavioral support and transportation for the 40 youth assigned to the Academy without requiring additional funding for the month of September; and

 

WHEREAS, funding the Ingham Academy for the month of September in the Ingham County Family Center will require 1/12 of the annual operational costs for Liability Insurance, MIS related costs, and for the purchase of incidental food and supplies.

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes a contract extension with Ingham Intermediate School District through the end of September 2008, in the amount of $36,073 to provide services for the Ingham Academy Program.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes no cost extensions of the contract with Highfields, Inc. through September 2008.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners amends the 2008/09 Child Care Fund Budget and an appropriation up to $23,216 from the Juvenile Justice Millage Fund to be matched with $23,216 from the State Child Care Fund, for a total budget of $46,432 to operate the Ingham Academy in September 2008.

 

ADOPTED - JUNE 10, 2008

Agenda Item No. 10

 

RESOLUTION #08-163

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller is directed to make the necessary adjustments to the 2007/08 Family Court 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:    Tennis, Bahar-Cook, Holman, Schafer

    Nays:  None               Absent:  Weatherwax-Grant, Nolan         Approved 5/29/08

 

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

        Nays:  None             Absent:  Celentino           Approved 6/4/08