ADOPTED - OCTOBER 27, 2009

Agenda Item No. 21

Introduced by the Judiciary and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE INGHAM COUNTY 55TH DISTRICT COURT  TO ACCEPT TWO GRANT AWARDS FROM THE MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT- STATE COURT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE/MICHIGAN DRUG COURT GRANT PROGRAM (SCAO/MDCGP) AND THE OFFICE OF HIGHWAY SAFETY PLANNING (SCAO/OHSP)

RESOLUTION #09-367

WHEREAS, the 55th District Court Sobriety Court Program ("Sobriety Court") has since 2004 provided quality services to the citizens of Ingham County; and

WHEREAS, the capacity of the program has grown past its original stated capacity of 70 offenders; and  

WHEREAS, the increased caseloads seriously threatens the level and quality of services; and

WHEREAS, sources of sobriety court grant funding have been identified which would not obligate the County to provide matching funds including but not limited to the SCAO/Michigan Drug Court Grant Program and the SCAO/Office of Highway Safety Planning.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes acceptance of two State Court Administrator’s Office grants including the SCAO/MDCGP grant in the amount of $50,000 and the SCAO/OHSP grant in the amount of $50,000 to the Ingham County 55th District Court Sobriety Court Program, for the time period of October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners approves the total grant budget of $149,611 to include SCAO/OHSP grant funds in the amount of $50,000, SCAO/MDCGP grant funds in the amount of $50,000, and Ingham County in-kind matching funds of $49,611 with no local hard cash matching funds required to continue a District Court Probation Officer Grant position.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the grant-funded Sobriety Court program direct service subcontracts with the following vendors is approved in the following amounts:

ADAM:  Not to Exceed $12,225

Dr. Douglas J. Ruben, Psychologist:  Not to Exceed $2,500 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller/Administrator is directed to make the necessary adjustments to the 2009 and 2010 55th District Court Budget and Position Allocation List.

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

JUDICIARY:  Yeas:  Bahar-Cook, McGrain, Bupp, Koenig, Nolan, Schafer

   Nays:  None         Absent:  None        Approved 10/15/09

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

 Nays:  None          Absent:  None   Approved 10/21/2009