ADOPTED - OCTOBER 12, 2010

                                                                                                                                                    Agenda Item No.20

 

Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

 

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 

RESOLUTION FOR THE INGHAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE TO

ACCEPT FIVE (5) NEW FC 10 PRELIMINARY BREATH TESTERS FROM THE

MICHIGAN STATE POLICE ALCOHOL ENFORCEMENT GRANT

 

RESOLUTION #10-335

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office places a high priority on enforcing state liquor and alcohol law violations; and

 

WHEREAS, as part of conducting these types of investigations, the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office when available, utilizes technology equipment to test the presence of alcohol in a person’s system; and

 

WHEREAS, the use of Preliminary Breath Testers has long been a technology tool that the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office utilizes as do other law enforcement agencies throughout the United States while conducting alcohol or liquor violations; and

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office, applied for a PBT Grant through the Michigan State Police 2010 Alcohol Enforcement Grant; and

 

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office, was awarded five (5) FC 10 Preliminary Breath Testers from the Michigan State Police 2010 Alcohol Enforcement Grant.

 

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office to accept five (5) new FC 10 Preliminary Breath Testers from the Michigan State Police Alcohol Enforcement Grant.

 

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

 

LAW ENFORCEMENT:  Yeas:  Holman, Copedge, Celentino, Tsernoglou, Schafer

     Nays:   None        Absent:  Koenig       Approved 9/30/10

 

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Grebner, Tennis, Schor, Holman, Dougan

     Nays:  None           Absent:  Bahar-Cook      Approved 10/6/10