ADOPTED - JUNE 23, 2009

Agenda Item No. 36

Introduced by the Human Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT

WITH THE CAPITAL AREA UNITED WAY

RESOLUTION #09-197

WHEREAS, Ingham County and the Capital Area United Way executed a collaborative agreement in 2005, wherein the United Way arranges for consulting and contractual services in support of the Community Indicators Project; and

WHEREAS, the collaborative agreement was originally authorized in Resolution #05-148 and amended in Resolutions #06-205, #07-154 and #08-239 and there has been no break in collaborative activities since the agreement’s inception; and

WHEREAS, under this agreement the Capital Area United Way has conducted Behavior Risk Factor Surveys (BRFS) for area Health Departments and community organizations to assess the well-being of the community, and to inform programmatic and clinical decisions by Health Departments and numerous community partners; and

WHEREAS, information and data from the BRFS are used to gauge the numbers of uninsured, access to health care and access to dental care which are critical issues in the present economic climate; and

WHEREAS, the BRFS measures a number of health indicators and quality of life indices including: chronic diseases, cigarette and alcohol use, obesity and physical activity, neighborhood safety and safe walking routes; and

WHEREAS, the current agreement concluded on March 31, 2009; and

WHEREAS, the Capital Area United Way and the Health Department have implemented strategies to decrease costs associated with this project.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes an amendment of the agreement with the Capital Area United Way to extend it through the summer.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the amended grant period is April 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the amount of the extension is $22,110 which is solely for data collection and eliminates funding for data analysis, staff support and report publication.

ADOPTED - JUNE 23, 2009

Agenda Item No. 36

RESOLUTION #09-197

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller/Administrator is authorized to make any necessary budget adjustments to the Health Department’s FY 2009 Budget.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson and County Clerk are authorized to sign the agreement after review as to form by the County Attorney.

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

       Nays:  None            Absent:  None         Approved 6/15/09

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

      Nays:  None       Absent:  None        Approved 6/17/09