ADOPTED - APRIL 27, 2010

                                                                                                                                                     Agenda Item No. 6

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO INCREASE THE FEES FOR CERTIFIED COPIES OF VITAL RECORDS

ISSUED BY THE COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE

RESOLUTION #10-122

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners establishes the fees for the purchase of certified copies of birth, death and marriage records as part of the budget process; and

WHEREAS, the Board is now seeking ways to generate additional revenue to reduce the effects of the projected 2010 budget shortfall; and

WHEREAS, statute allows County Boards of Commissioners to set fees for certified copies, as long as those fees do not exceed the rate charged by the State of Michigan, Department of Community Health; and

WHEREAS, the State Office of Vital Records currently charges $26.00 for the first copy of a vital record, and $12.00 for the second and each additional copy of a vital record, when ordered on-line or through the mail; and

WHEREAS, the Clerk’s Office sells approximately 16,500 first copies and 20,400 additional copies of vital records per year; and

WHEREAS, increasing the fee for the first copy from $17.00 to $20.00 and the fee for the second and each additional copy from $8.00 to $10.00, would generate approximately $90,000 in additional revenue per year for the General Fund.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners establishes the fee of $20.00 for the first copy of a vital record and $10.00 for the second and each additional copy of a vital record purchased at the same time.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the fee increase will take effect on May 3, 2010.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller/Administrator is authorized to make the necessary budget adjustments consistent with this resolution.

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

     Nays:  None     Absent:  None          Approved  4/20/10

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

     Nays:  None     Absent:  None         Approved  4/21/10