ADOPTED –  DECEMBER 9, 2008

                                                                                                                        Agenda Item No. 34

 

Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

 

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FUNDS TO SELECT A CONTRACTOR FOR THE 911 CENTER CONSOLIDATION SITE SELECTION CONSULTANT SERVICES

 

RESOLUTION #08-367

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners previously authorized a contract with  Plante & Moran, PLCC to evaluate the potential of combining the two 911 Dispatch Centers into one consolidated  911 Dispatch Center operated by the County of Ingham, as well as a review of an alternative Dual Dispatch Plan; and

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners has previously expressed its intent to enter into a conditional agreement with the Cities of Lansing and East Lansing for the purposes of creating a Consolidated 911 Center operation according to an Action Plan, to develop one consolidated Ingham County 911 Dispatch Center; and

 

WHEREAS, representatives from the Cities of East Lansing and Lansing, Ingham County and the Public Safety Community have been meeting as a 911 Steering Committee and Subcommittees to implement the Action Plan by July of 2010; and

 

WHEREAS, the 911 Center Consolidation Facilities Subcommittee and the 911 Steering Committee have recommended that an Architectural/Engineering firm familiar with 911 Centers and Homeland Security Standards be engaged to assist the Committee and County in making a site selection.

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners approves this recommendation and authorizes an appropriation for an amount not to exceed $8,000 to select a contractor for the 911 Center Consolidation Site Selection Consultant Services, to be completed by February 1, 2009.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that up to $8,000 for this purpose will come from the 911 Emergency Telephone Dispatch Services - 911 Fund for Management and System Improvements.

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairperson of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and the County Clerk are authorized to sign any contract documents as prepared by or approved as to form by the County Attorney consistent with this resolution.

 

The Law Enforcement Committee will meet 12/4/08.

 

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

     Nays:  None        Absent:  Celentino       Approved 12/3/08