ADOPTED - APRIL 27, 2010

                                                                                                                                                   Agenda Item No. 21

Introduced by the Human Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXTENSION OF TRAINING AGREEMENT WITH MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SERVICES

RESOLUTION #10-137

WHEREAS, the Health Department has health equity as one of its core values; and

WHEREAS, in 2004 and 2006, the Health Department received grant support from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation (Resolutions #04-074 and #06-015) to launch a social justice network to advance health equity; and

WHEREAS, in 2007, following a competitive bidding process, the Health Department entered into a Training Agreement with MSU Extension to develop and deliver a twelve-day Social Justice Train-the-Facilitator program to develop the Health Department’s capacity to facilitate dialogues and workshops focusing on health equity and social justice; and

WHEREAS, staff from MSU Extension successfully completed the services described in the Training Agreement; and

WHEREAS, there is a growing demand for trained facilitators to continue to provide these workshops and dialogues both internally within the Health Department and in the community; and

WHEREAS, the Project Manager for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grant has approved the use of current grant funds to further expand and improve the capacity of the Health Department’s Social Justice Facilitator Team to facilitate health equity dialogues and workshops; and

WHEREAS, the new Facilitator Training program will be fully funded through the existing W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grant.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes an amendment to the Health Department’s Training Agreement with MSU Extension to provide six additional days of training to Health Department staff and community members, the total amount authorized by the amendment being up to $10,000.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the amendment will authorize the completion new training activities by December 31, 2010.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller/Administrator is authorized to amend the Health Department’s 2010 Budget in order to implement this resolution.

ADOPTED - APRIL 27, 2010

                                                                                                                                                   Agenda Item No. 21

RESOLUTION #10-137

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson is authorized to sign any necessary documents consistent with this resolution after approval as to form by the County Attorney.

HUMAN SERVICES:  Yeas:  McGrain, Davis, Tennis, Nolan, Vickers

 Nays:  None     Absent:  Koenig       Approved  4/19/10

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

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