AMENDED                                                                                             ADOPTED - DECEMBER 14, 2010

                                                                                                                                                   Agenda Item No. 34

Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO CONDITIONALLY AMEND THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE 2011 BUDGET TO ASSIST IN THE POLICE SERVICES CONTRACTS TRANSITION

RESOLUTION #10-409

WHEREAS, Resolution #10-377 declared the County’s willingness to provide incentive funding to any township that is willing to accept primary financial responsibility for its police services; and

WHEREAS, Resolution #10-377 established an $800,000 police services transition reserve that would be allocated to qualifying townships based on a formula that uses 50% of the 2009 estimated population and 50% of the 2010 taxable value; and

WHEREAS, both Williamstown and Alaiedon Townships are reviewing Police Services contract proposals and/or are presently engaged in discussions with the Sheriff’s Office on maintaining a level of Police Services  through a contract under the terms and incentives as established by Resolution #10-377; and

WHEREAS, these Police Services contracts as being negotiated would result in contracting for up to five (5) additional deputies  that are currently not approved in the 2011 Ingham County adopted budget; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and Sheriff are in mutual agreement that they want to assist both Williamstown and Alaiedon Townships efforts to establish these Police Services Contracts in order to have a minimal level of disruption in police services and in order to have as smooth a transition process as possible, given the short time period before the end of Ingham County’s fiscal year that being December 31, 2010.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Controller/Administrator to amend the Sheriff’s FY2011 Position Allocation List by adding up to five (5) deputies for the time period January 1, 2011 thru March 31, 2011 and rescind the appropriate layoff notices.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the amendment is subject to Williamstown Township adopting a resolution stating their intent to contract with Meridian Township or Ingham County, and/or Alaiedon Township adopting a resolution that states their intent to contract for police services with Ingham County, and that they agree to reimburse the County all related costs retroactive to January 1, 2011.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Controller/Administrator is authorized to make the necessary adjustments to the 2011 budget, including appropriating a portion of the incentive funding formula up to $122,678 for Williamstown Township and $97,893 for Alaiedon Township as established by Resolution #10-377 and the “Ingham County Police Services Incentive Funds Schedule”.

ADOPTED - DECEMBER 14, 2010

                                                                                                                                                   Agenda Item No. 34

RESOLUTION #10-409

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County again expresses its general willingness to enter into similar agreements with any other general law townships within Ingham County, provided they are willing to accept primary responsibility for financing primary police services within their boundaries

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Resolution #10-377 is hereby amended to allow payment to Williamstown Township upon signing of a police services contract with Meridian Township, provided such contract specify that Meridian Township agrees to first offer any positions newly created as a result of such contract to qualified laid off Ingham County Sheriff Deputies.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that any Police Services Contracts with Williamstown and/or Alaiedon Townships are subject to final approval by the Ingham County Board of Commissioners.

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

   Nays:  None        Absent:  None    Approved 12/2/10

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

Nays:  None        Absent:  None            Approved 12/8/10