ADOPTED - OCTOBER 14, 2008

Agenda Item No. 24

Introduced by the Law Enforcement Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF E-911 FUNDING

AS PROPOSED BY THE MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES

RESOLUTION #08-290

WHEREAS, E-911 is one of the most essential public services provided by counties throughout the State of Michigan; and

WHEREAS, PA 32 of 1986, the Emergency Telephone Service Enabling Act that governs E-911 funding, is set to expire in February of 2009; and

WHEREAS, County boards of commissioners must be able to plan for the future of the technology dependent E-911 system; and

WHEREAS, the option for county funding of E-911 must be kept so that the system can be designed to best fit each county’s needs, and responsibility can be kept at the most local level possible.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners urges the legislature and the Governor to pass the plan adopted by the Michigan Association of Counties that specifies that Ingham County’s highest number of landlines at $.80 per month be considered in the commission resolution cap, and that cost of living be included in future calculations of same.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the surcharges mentioned above shall apply equally within a county to all landlines, cell phones, and other communications devices with the ability to contact E-911 service; and that the revenues generated be used solely for E-911-related costs.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that local surcharges must be left to the locally elected county commission to resolve as a local issue, and to the electorate of the county.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Clerk shall send copies of this resolution to Governor Jennifer Granholm, the Ingham County state legislative delegation, the Michigan Sheriffs Association and the Michigan Association of Counties.

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

  Nays:  None            Absent:  Celentino, Tennis   Approved 10/2/08