ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Agenda Item No. 25

Introduced by the Human Services, County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH TWO PART-TIME, TEMPORARY RECYCLING WORKERS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MASON HIGH SCHOOL COMMUNITY-BASED INSTRUCTION AND MSU EXTENSION 4-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

RESOLUTION #08-033

WHEREAS, the Ingham County MSU Extension 4-H Youth Development program has been a long-standing partner with the Community-based Instruction (CBI) program of the Mason High School; and

WHEREAS, the CBI program has provided a community environment for the development of work experience, social interaction, transportation and daily living skills for students with various cognitive, mental, emotional and/or physical challenges; and

WHEREAS, parents, job coaches, students and 4-H staff have requested to make this program a more realistic employment experience for the students by creating part-time, temporary positions; and

WHEREAS, the proposed work duties would be to continue the collection of recycled paper from several offices in the Hilliard Building and delivering it to bins for pickup and occasionally, perform additional tasks such as envelope stuffing and attaching mailing labels for the MSU Extension Office, based on the skill level of the student; and

WHEREAS, work would be performed once a week, during the school year only, by two students, accompanied by a job coach provided by the Mason Schools; and

WHEREAS, funds from a current budget item for temporary employees in the MSU Extension budget would cover the employment costs for the 2008 budget year.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners approves the creation of two part-time, temporary recycling workers at a cost not to exceed $510.40 from existing temporary employment funds budgeted for MSU Extension Office.

HUMAN SERVICES:  Yeas:  Schor, Bahar-Cook, Hertel, Soule, Severino, Dougan

    Nays:  None             Absent:  None     Approved 2/04/08

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  Nolan, De Leon, Copedge, Soule,  Severino

 Nays:  None           Absent:  Grebner    Approved  2/05/08

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

Nays:  None             Absent:  Schor    Approved 2/11/08