ADOPTED - JUNE 23, 2009
Agenda Item No. 42
Introduced by the Judiciary and Finance Committees of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE A PILOT PROJECT FOR THE
EXPANSION OF THE INGHAM ACADEMY
RESOLUTION #09-203
WHEREAS, the voters of Ingham County passed a Juvenile Justice Millage generating funds for the expansion of Ingham County’s juvenile justice programs; and
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Action Plan for Juvenile Continuum of Care Report prepared by Chinn Planning, Inc., specified as one of the recommendations, the creation of a Day Treatment/ Evening Reporting Program; and
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners have purchased the facility located at 1601 W. Holmes Rd., Lansing, for the purpose of housing the Ingham Academy for Court youth; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to establish a middle school program at the Ingham County Family Center to address an unmet need for adolescents expelled or suspended from school; and
WHEREAS, the proposed 2010 Budget submitted by the Juvenile Division includes one pilot eighth grade classroom at the Ingham Academy; and
WHEREAS, the Ingham Academy will serve up to 10 court adjudicated eighth grade youth during the 2009/2010 school year, with academic services provided by the Ingham Intermediate School District, at a cost of $10,147 for the month of September, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Highfields, Inc. will provide behavioral support and transportation for the 10 youth assigned to the middle school program at the Academy, at a cost of $11,542 for the month of September, 2009; and
WHEREAS, there will be a surplus in the Impact line item that may be transferred to cover the cost of the September funding.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes a contract amendment for the expansion pilot program with Ingham Intermediate School District through the end of the Child Care Fund Fiscal Year September 2009, in the amount of $10,147, to provide services for the Ingham Academy Middle School Program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes a contract amendment for the expansion pilot program with Highfields, Inc., through the end of the Child Care Fund Fiscal Year September 2009, in the amount of $11,542 to provide services for the Ingham Academy Middle School Program.
ADOPTED - JUNE 23, 2009
Agenda Item No. 42
RESOLUTION #09-203
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Controller/Administrator is authorized to make the necessary budget amendments to the 2008/09 Child Care Fund Budget via a transfer of $21,689, from the line item 29266225818000 (Impact contractual services) to 29266227818000 (Day Treatment Program contractual services).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Judiciary Committee is in support of continued funding of this pilot program during the 2010 fiscal year as long as it can be funded within the revenue stream of the Juvenile Justice Millage Funds and matching Child Care Funds.
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 consistent with this resolution and approved as to form by the County Attorney.
JUDICIARY: Yeas: Bahar-Cook, McGrain, Koenig. Nolan
Nays: None Absent: Thomas, Schafer Approved 6/11/09
FINANCE: Yeas: Grebner, Nolan, Bahar-Cook, Tennis, Davis, Dougan
Nays: None Absent: None Approved 6/17/09