ADOPTED - MAY 26, 2009

Agenda Item No. 25

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

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE ACCEPTANCE OF A SUPPORT GRANT FROM THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

 FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE VISTA COORDINATOR

RESOLUTION #09-159

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners has identified a priority to support the neighborhood network centers and uses the budgets of the Health Department and the Ingham County MSU Extension Office as the principal vehicles of support; and

WHEREAS, Resolution #06-333 authorized a Memorandum of Agreement with the Corporation for National and Community Services (CNCS) for the purpose of providing Ingham County with up to thirteen (13) America Corps*VISTA members to perform volunteer service to strengthen and supplement efforts to eliminate poverty and poverty-related human, social, and environmental problems; and

WHEREAS, VISTAs provide expanded capacity to community-based organizations that are engaged in work that helps meet Ingham County’s long-term goals of fostering economic well being, assisting in meeting basic needs and fostering appropriate youth development; and

WHEREAS, Resolution #06-333 authorized that the Memorandum of Agreement for the period December 10, 2006 through December 8, 2007; and

WHEREAS, Resolution #07-307 authorized that the Memorandum of Agreement for the period October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008; and

WHEREAS, Resolution #08-321 authorized that the Memorandum of Agreement for the period October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009; and

WHEREAS, the CNCS has awarded the Ingham County Health Department a support grant in the amount of $14,000 to be used to “enhance the wage of the VISTA Coordinator to reflect a 33% increase in VISTA placements”; and

WHEREAS, the Health Officer and the Ingham County MSU Extension Director have recommended that the Board of Commissioners accept the $14,000 support grant.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the $14,000 support grant is accepted for the period May 11, 2009 through September 30, 2010 with the Health Department acting as fiduciary on behalf of the Power of We Consortium.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the acceptance of a support grant from the CNCS of $14,000 for the period May 11, 2009 through September 30, 2010, for the purpose of increasing the wage of the VISTA Coordinator by $4.34 per hour, retroactive to May 11, 2009.

ADOPTED - MAY 26, 2009

Agenda Item No. 25

RESOLUTION #09-159

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that there will be an expansion of the VISTA coordinator’s oversight responsibility from 13 America Corps VISTA members to 18 members.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the acceptance of this grant does not obligate Ingham County to continue to fund the VISTA project beyond the existing contract ending date of September 30, 2009, nor to continue the increased wage beyond the end date of the supplemental grant of September 30, 2010.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, if the current VISTA Memorandum of Agreement is not renewed, the remaining balance of the support grant would be returned to the Corporation.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners authorizes the transfer of $14,000 from the Health Fund to the 2009 Budget of the Ingham County MSU Extension Office to cover the employment costs of the VISTA Project Coordinator.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller/Administrator is authorized to amend the 2009 Health Department and the Ingham County MSU Extension Office Budgets to implement this resolution.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson is authorized to sign the Memorandum of Understanding and any documents associated with the grant after review by the County Attorney.

HUMAN SERVICES:  Yeas:  Tennis, Davis, McGrain, Schor, Dougan, Vickers

    Nays:  None         Absent:  None        Approved  5/18/09

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  Celentino, Koenig, Holman, Copedge, Grebner, Vickers

    Nays:  None         Absent:  None        Approved  5/19/09

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Grebner, Nolan, Bahar-Cook, Tennis, Davis, Dougan

    Nays:  None         Absent:  None        Approved  5/20/09