ADOPTED - JUNE 8, 2010

                                                                                                                                                   Agenda Item No. 11

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE FUNDS FOR LEGAL SERVICES AS REQUESTED BY THE INGHAM COUNTY ROAD COMMISSION

RESOLUTION #10-188

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Drain Commissioner recently settled a lawsuit in the Ingham County Road Commission et al v Patrick Lindemann et al 30^th Circuit Court Case No. 09-1732-CZ; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Road Commission is requesting that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners pay half of the legal fees associated with the lawsuit as they believe Ingham County will receive half of the financial benefits of the lawsuit settlement; and

WHEREAS, the final total fees associated with this case total $21,600; and

WHEREAS, this is a discretionary matter for the Board of Commissioners to approve or deny.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes reimbursing the Ingham County Road Commission for legal fees no more than $10,000 associated with the Ingham County Road Commission et al v Patrick Lindemann et al 30^th Circuit Court Case No. 09-1732-CZ.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller/Administrator is directed to make the necessary budgetary transfers from the 2010 County Contingency Fund to the 2010 Ingham County Board of Commissioners Budget to reimburse the Road Commission $10,000 after receipt of approximately $50,000 as Ingham County’s share of the proceeds from the settlement of the case.

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  Copedge, Schor, Celentino, McGrain, Vickers

Nays:  None           Absent:  None       Abstained:  Grebner Approved  6/1/10

FINANCE:  Yeas: Tennis, Bahar-Cook, Schor, Holman, Dougan

Nays:    None       Absent: None  Abstained:  Grebner        Approved 6/2/10