ADOPTED - JULY 27, 2010

                                                                                                                                                   Agenda Item No. 32

Introduced by the Human Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE A LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE INGHAM INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR EARLY ON SERVICES

RESOLUTION #10-232

WHEREAS, the Ingham Intermediate School District is the local administrator of Michigan’s Early On Program, a program to identify and serve high risk infants and children from birth through three years of age; and

WHEREAS, the Health Department’s Public Health Nursing division serves as an important resource to identify health and developmental concerns in high risk infants and children; and

WHEREAS,  the Ingham Intermediate School district partners with the Public Health Nursing division to provide services to high risk infants and children referred for Early On services; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners has authorized an Early On Memorandum of Understanding each year since 1993, most recently enacted by resolution #09-229; and

WHEREAS, the Intermediate School District proposes to execute a new Letter of Understanding for Public Health Nursing Early On service coordination services for FY 2010/11; and

WHEREAS, the Health Officer recommends that the Board of Commissioners authorize an agreement with the Ingham Intermediate School District to accept the funds and provide the supportive services.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes an agreement to accept up to $108,868 in Early On funds from the Ingham Intermediate School District to reimburse Ingham County for public health nursing services to high risk infants and children.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the period of the agreement shall be July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson is authorized to sign the agreement and to sign any documents that might be required by the Intermediate School District, after review by the County Attorney.

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

Nays:  None       Absent:  Tennis        Approved 7/19/10    

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Grebner, Schor, Holman, Dougan

 Nays:  None               Absent:  Tennis, Bahar-Cook          Approved 7/21/10