FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Agenda Item No. 34

Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

 RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE INGHAM COUNTY SHERIFF=S OFFICE TO EXTEND THE CONTRACT WITH MDOC TO RENT 190 BEDS TO THE

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

RESOLUTION #10-063

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners has established a design rated capacity at the Ingham Jail of 665 beds, which includes 472 County beds and 193 contractual beds; and

WHEREAS, the funds received by the County for leasing these contractual beds are used to reduce the General Fund cost of operating the Jail; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners has approved renewing the contract from October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2010; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Sheriff=s Office has negotiated a two year extension of the agreement with the Michigan Department of Corrections, to rent 190 beds at a cost of $36.00 per day per bed, effective October 1, 2010  through September 30, 2012; and

WHEREAS, the revenue received from the renting of the beds is anticipated in the 2009 and 2010 Budgets.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,  that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes Ingham County and the Ingham County Sheriff=s Office to extend the contract with the Michigan Department of Corrections to rent 190 beds, at a cost of $36.00 per day per bed, effective October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2012, for an additional revenue of up to $5,000,040.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Board Chairperson and County Clerk to sign any necessary agreements approved as to form by the County Attorney consistent with this Resolution.

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

     Nays:  None     Absent:  None          Approved  2/11/10

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

     Nays:  None     Absent:  None       Approved  2/17/10