ADOPTED - NOVEMBER 25, 2008
Agenda Item No.11
Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE INGHAM COUNTY AGRICULTURAL PRESERVATION BOARD’S 2009 BUDGET
RESOLUTION #08-307
WHEREAS, Ingham County desires to provide for the effective long-term protection and preservation of farmland in Ingham County from the pressure of increasing residential and commercial development; and
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners adopted the Ingham County Farmland Purchase of Development Rights Ordinance in July 2004; and
WHEREAS, the electorate of Ingham County approved a millage proposal in August 2008 to fund the implementation of the Ingham County Farmland Purchase of Development Rights Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Agricultural Preservation Board has submitted a recommended budget for the time period of January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the 2009 Budget recommended by the Ingham County Agricultural Preservation Board that is attached is hereby adopted, on a basis consistent with Ingham County’s Budget Adoption and Amendment Policies and subject to all county policies regarding the expenditure of funds and the conditions set forth in this resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the adopted budget is based on current estimates of revenues and expenditures, and that the Board of Commissioners may find it necessary to adjust budgeted revenues and expenditures from time to time during the year.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Controller/Administrator is hereby authorized to make budgetary transfers within the various funds and authorize expenditures in accordance with the budgetary procedures established by the Board of Commissioners in Resolution #90-274, as amended by Resolution #94-93 and #04-253.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the expenditures shall not be incurred in excess of the individual budget adopted herein without first amending the budget pursuant to the budgetary procedures established by the Board of Commissioners in Resolution #90-274, as amended by Resolutions #94-93 and #04-253.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all purchases made with funds appropriated in this budget shall be made in conformance with the Purchasing Procedures Manual, as adopted and amended by the Board, and that these budgeted funds are appropriated contingent upon compliance with the Purchasing Procedures Manual.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that funds generated by the farmland and open space preservation millage, but not spent by the end of the fiscal year for specific Board approved projects, may be carried over into the next fiscal year without additional Board approval, provided the Controller and Budget Office certified that the funds are available.
ADOPTED - NOVEMBER 25, 2008
Agenda Item No. 11
RESOLUTION #08-307
COUNTY SERVICES: Yeas: Nolan, De Leon, Copedge, Soule
Nays: None Absent: Grebner, Severino Approved 11/10/08
FINANCE: Yeas: Hertel, Celentino, Schor, Dougan
Nays: None Absent: Grebner, Weatherwax-Grant Approved 11/05/08