ADOPTED - JANUARY 26, 2010

Agenda Item No. 44

Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

RESOLUTION TO ALLOW THE INGHAM COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE TO JOIN OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE STATE’S REGION ONE IN THE SHARING OF LAW ENFORCEMENT DATA THROUGH A THREE YEAR HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT WITH CORE TECHNOLOGY

RESOLUTION #10-031

WHEREAS, Core Technology, an Ingham County business, along with the City of Lansing have obtained a three year Homeland Security Grant to provide all law enforcement agencies in the State’s Region One with the ability to share law enforcement data; and

WHEREAS, Core Technology is seeking to enter into a three year agreement, the length of the Homeland Security Grant, with the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office; and

WHEREAS, the cost of the program is being paid 100% by the Homeland Security Grant for the first three years; and

WHEREAS, the program will be run and operated by Core Technology under the Homeland Security Grant with the City of Lansing being the fiscal agent; and

WHEREAS, this program will benefit all law enforcement in Region One as it will allow for the sharing of law enforcement data which will assist in police operations throughout Region One; and

WHEREAS, at the end of the three year Homeland Security Grant, the option of continuing to participate in this project will be up to the participating law enforcement agencies in Region One.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes participation by the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office in the three year information sharing grant pilot program with Core Technology, for the time period of January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2013.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairperson of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners, the Sheriff and the County Clerk are authorized to sign any necessary contract/purchase documents consistent with this Resolution and approved as to form by the County Attorney.

LAW ENFORCEMENT:  Yeas:  Holman, Koenig, Copedge, Celentino, Bupp, Schafer

     Nays:  None     Absent:  None          Approved  1/14/10

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

     Nays:  None     Absent:  None          Approved  1/20/10