ADOPTED - JULY 28, 2009

Agenda Item No. 58

Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT

WITH THE CITY OF LANSING, CITY OF EAST LANSING,

LANSING TOWNSHIP AND MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP AS PART OF

THE 2009 LOCAL STIMULUS JAG GRANT

 FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

RESOLUTION #09-247

WHEREAS, the City of Lansing Police Department, City of East Lansing Police Department, Lansing Township Police Department, Meridian Township Police Department and the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office was allocated $852,033.00 from the 2009 Local JAG grant from the Department of Justice, part of the 2009 President’s stimulus package; and

WHEREAS, the City of Lansing is the fiduciary of this grant; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office portion allocated from this grant is $58,738.00; and

WHEREAS, part of the application process to receive this funding from the 2009 Local JAG grant, Ingham County must enter into an Interlocal agreement with the City of Lansing, City of East Lansing, Lansing Township and Meridian Township allowing for disbursement of allocated funds to each government police agency; and

WHEREAS, the portion allocated for the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office will be spent on technology upgrades and corrections upgrades for the Sheriff’s Office.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office through the Board Chairperson to sign the Interlocal agreement between Ingham County, City of Lansing and City of East Lansing, Lansing Township and Meridian Township and to accept the $58,738.00 allocated portion of the 2009 Local JAG grant.

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

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners directs the Controller/Administrator to make the necessary budget adjustments in the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office 2009 Budget.

LAW ENFORCEMENT:  Yeas:  Schor, Holman, Celentino, Copedge, Thomas, Schafer

   Nays:  None              Absent:  None        Approved 7/16/09

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

 Nays:  None          Absent:  None        Approved 7/22/09