ADOPTED - MARCH 23, 2010
Agenda Item No. 20
Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS INTENT TO WORK WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO FOCUS ON JAIL AND COURT RESOURCE UTILIZATION TO REDUCE COSTS AND BRING ABOUT EFFICIENCIES IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND AUTHORIZING A CONTRACT WITH LUMINOSITY SOLUTIONS
RESOLUTION #10-098
WHEREAS, The Ingham County Justice System depends on numerous criminal justice programs to use county resources effectively to deliver justice and keep our residents safe. The Ingham Board recognizes the interdependence of the programs and activities of the criminal justice stakeholders, such as the Circuit Court, the District Court, the Prosecutor’s Office, the Sheriff’s Department, Community Corrections, and others, and
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners has previously established the following area of priority in developing the County Budget:
Providing Appropriate Sanctions for Adult Offenders
Encourage the use of appropriate sanctions for adults in order to foster appropriate behavior and reduce criminal recidivism, and to reduce incidents of jail overcrowding, using strategies such as supporting implementation of recommendations of the Jail Overcrowding Subcommittee and Community Corrections Advisory Board as well as working with community partners such as Mid-South Substance Abuse Commission to facilitate treatment of substance abuse disorders, develop and use a data tracking system focusing on system volume and trends, supporting appropriate usage of existing probation residential services, to increase the usage of GPS/tethering equipment, and using improved information collection, automation, record keeping, and information exchange between departments. This information will be used to help improve jail utilization.
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners intends to heighten its commitment during 2010 to jail and court resource utilization that reduces costs and enhances the criminal justice system. The Board requests that the stakeholders, join the Board to work in a step by step manner, identifying focus areas to determine causes of resource underutilization and implementing activities that result in enhanced resource utilization. The goal is to begin the discussions now and implement improved resource management as soon as possible, and
WHEREAS, As one of the first steps, enhancements to pretrial services practices will be taken up, and the Board will contract with a nationally known consultant to provide the County with specific solutions that have worked well in other communities. Luminosity Solutions has presented Ingham County with a proposal to do an informal assessment that will focus on the pretrial jail population and provide recommendations on opportunities to enhance the utilization of pretrial services practices; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes a contract not to exceed $4,740 with Luminosity Solutions for a three-day period within a three-month overall time-frame for the
purpose of reviewing certain aspects of the Ingham County Criminal Justice System and providing recommendations to responsibly manage the jail population while maintaining public safety and the integrity of the judicial process.
ADOPTED - MARCH 23, 2010
Agenda Item No. 20
RESOLUTION #10-098
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, funding for the contract with Luminosity Solutions should be found within 2010 departmental budgets with input from stakeholders, however, if necessary, is authorized from the Contingency Fund for the contract.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, it is the intent of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners to partner with criminal justice agencies within Ingham County to find collaborative alternatives of what can be accomplished, including the recommendations from Luminosity Solutions to effectively manage the jail population while maintaining public safety and the integrity of the judicial process.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Controller is also directed to work with criminal justice agencies within Ingham County to present a list of actionable alternatives to the Ingham County Board of Commissioners as soon as possible, to help identify areas of concern and begin system enhancements that focus on utilization of existing jail and court resources to reduce costs and improve the justice system;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller is authorized to make any necessary budget adjustments consistent with this resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Clerk and the Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners are hereby authorized to sign the necessary contract documents on behalf of the County after approval as to form by the County Attorney.
LAW ENFORCEMENT: Yeas: Holman, Koenig, Copedge, Celentino, Bupp, Schafer
Nays: None Absent: None Approved 3/11/10
FINANCE: Yeas: Grebner, Tennis, Bahar-Cook, Schor, Holman, Dougan
Nays: None Absent: None Approved 3/17/10