ADOPTED - JANUARY 22, 2008

Agenda Item No. 25

Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE INGHAM COUNTY FINAL 911 SERVICE PLAN

RESOLUTION #08-017

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners approved the final 911 service plan on December 15, 1987, and amended the service plan on October 22, 1996 and August 28, 2001, to benefit the citizens of Ingham County by providing a uniform and well known emergency telephone number; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners continues to believe that 911 service will benefit the citizens of Ingham County; and

WHEREAS, the State of Michigan enacted Public Act 164 of 2007 to further support 911 service in Michigan; and

WHEREAS, Ingham County has deemed it necessary to collect county-based 911 funds from communications service providers as allowed under Public Act 164 of 2007, to defray the costs of being ready to process and of actually processing 911 calls placed within Ingham County; and

WHEREAS, Public Act 164 of 2007 allows for limited amendments to be made to the Ingham County 911 Plan through resolution by the Board of Commissioners.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby adopts an amendment to the Ingham County 911 Service Plan to establish a monthly county-based 911 surcharge as permitted under P.A. 164 of 2007.

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

Nays:  None          Absent:  None        Approved 1/10/08

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

Nays:  None        Absent:  Dougan         Approved 1/16/08