ADOPTED - DECEMBER 9, 2008

                                                                                                                        Agenda Item No. 36

Introduced by the Law Enforcement Committee of the:

                                  INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ADOPTION OF THE INGHAM COUNTY  

CENTRAL DISPATCH ACTION PLAN

RESOLUTION #08-369

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners previously authorized a contract with Plante & Moran, PLLC 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 the development of an Action Plan from their original Feasibility Study on creating a single emergency dispatch center serving all of Ingham County; and

WHEREAS, representatives from the Cities of East Lansing and Lansing and Ingham County have worked with Plante & Moran as a 911 Steering Committee to guide the development of these past studies and the Action Plan; and

WHEREAS, the completed studies and Action Plan were presented to the Board of Commissioners and the Public Safety Community in 2006, 2007 and 2008; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners has adopted a “Resolution of Intent to Enter into a Conditional Agreement with the Cities of East Lansing and Lansing for the Purposes of Creating an Ingham County Consolidated 911 Center and creating a single emergency dispatch center serving all of Ingham County”.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the adoption of the attached Ingham County Central Dispatch Action Plan to outline the process to accomplish a Consolidated 911 Center operation.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be submitted to the Lansing City Council, Lansing Mayor, and East Lansing City Council.

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