Board of Commissioners Room – Courthouse
Mason, Michigan – 6:00 p.m.
January 3, 2006
The Ingham County Board of Commissioners met for their organizational meeting at the above time and place. The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Grebner at 6:00 p.m. Roll was called and all Commissioners were present except Commissioners Copedge and Weatherwax-Grant. Commissioner Weatherwax-Grant arrived at 6:05 p.m. and Commissioner Copedge arrived at 6:06 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
Chairperson Grebner led the Pledge of Allegiance and a few moments of silence were observed for meditation.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS:
Letter from Chris Swope Tendering his Resignation as Ingham County Commissioner. Accepted and placed on file.
Notice of Public Hearing from City of Lansing Regarding the Approval of an Exemption for Property Located at 2807 South M.L.K. Jr. Blvd. Referred to the Finance Committee.
Letter from the Department of Environmental Quality Forwarding the Air Quality Division’s Pending New Source Review Application Report. Received and placed on file.
Letter from Ingham Regional Medical Center Regarding Appointments to the Ingham Regional Medical Center Board. Referred to the Human Services Committee.
LIMITED PUBLIC COMMENT:
Vince Green, introduced himself as a candidate for 23rd District Senate seat, as a Republican.
COMMITTEE REPORTS AND RESOLUTIONS:
The following resolution was introduced by the Ingham County Board of Commissioners:
RESOLUTION TO APPOINT REBECCA BAHAR-COOK TO COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 4
RESOLUTION #06-001
WHEREAS, County Commissioner Chris Swope was elected Clerk for the City of Lansing creating a vacancy in District 4; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to State statute, this Board of Commissioners is required to fill vacancies by appointment within thirty (30) days (MCL 46.412); and
WHEREAS, applicants of candidates interested in filling this vacancy were interviewed.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that Rebecca Bahar-Cook is hereby appointed as County Commissioner for District 4, to be effective immediately upon taking the required oath of office.
Moved by Commissioner Schor, supported by Commissioner Hertel to adopt the resolution. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote.
The following resolution was introduced by the Judiciary Committee:
RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION COALITION’S “CONTINUUM OF CARE” COMMUNITY WIDE MODEL FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING DELINQUENCY
RESOLUTION #06-002
WHEREAS, the voters of Ingham County approved the juvenile justice millage in 2002 for the purpose of increasing Ingham County’s capacity to detain and house juveniles who are delinquent or disturbed, and to operate new and existing programs for the treatment of such juveniles, and
WHEREAS, with the passage of the millage, the Judiciary Committee of the Ingham County Board, proceeded to evaluate and choose juvenile justice system enhancements and allocate juvenile justice millage funds as was appropriate with regard to the millage language, and
WHEREAS, the Judiciary Committee, the Ingham County Circuit Court, the Ingham County Power of We Consortium and the Youth Violence Prevention Coalition have worked as partners in the planning process for juvenile justice system improvements, and
WHEREAS, numerous program enhancements have been implemented as a consensus was achieved on approach and priorities, and
WHEREAS, more enhancements are yet to be planned and implemented, and it is recognized that there must be an ongoing effort to improve and redesign the system to meet the changing needs of Ingham County youths, and
WHEREAS, all of the partners are now in agreement that our juvenile justice system should be designed such that it offers a continuum of care for juveniles, providing a full scope of graduated sanctions, treatment and services to address the causes of problem behavior and it is recognized that there is an efficiency achieved in working in a community-wide framework to implement a range of services that include community based, prevention, intervention, and aftercare strategies for our youths, and
WHEREAS, at this time in the planning process, it is important to our partners, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners formally expresses a commitment to a juvenile justice system based on the continuum of care approach.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby adopts this resolution to support the Youth Violence Prevention Coalitions “Continuum Of Care” Community Wide Model For Preventing And Treating Delinquency and affirms its acceptance of working within the community-wide framework, offering a continuum of care for Ingham County youths.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners also affirms that as enhancements to the juvenile justice system are designed and implemented with the use of juvenile justice millage funding, they will be compatible to the overall design for a continuum of care in Ingham County.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners remains committed to partnering with the Ingham County Circuit Court, the Ingham County Power of We Consortium and the Youth Violence Prevention Coalition in developing a progressive juvenile justice system that will result in improving the lives of juveniles in our county.
JUDICIARY: Yeas: Holman, Nolan, Swope, Schafer, Dougan
Nays: None Absent: Weatherwax-Grant Approved 12/1/05
Moved by Commissioner Holman, supported by Commissioner Nolan to adopt the resolution. Motion carried by unanimously.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS:
Chairperson: Chairperson Grebner opened the floor for nominations to the office of Chairperson of the Board. Moved by Commissioner De Leon, supported by Commissioner Schafer to nominate Victor Celentino. There were no other nominations. By a unanimous voice vote, Commissioner Celentino was elected to the office of Chairperson.
Vice Chairperson: Chairperson Grebner opened the floor for nominations to the office of Vice Chairperson of the Board. Moved by Commissioner De Leon, supported by Commissioner Hertel to nominate Lisa Dedden. There were no other nominations. By a unanimous voice vote, Commissioner Dedden was elected to the office of Vice Chairperson.
Vice Chairperson Pro-Tem: Chairperson Grebner opened the floor for nominations to the office of Vice Chairperson Pro-Tem. Moved by Commissioner Schor, supported by Commissioner Schafer to nominate Mike Severino. There were no other nominations. By a unanimous voice vote, Commissioner Severino was elected to the office of Vice Chairperson Pro-Tem.
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY:
Standing Committee Appointments: Chairperson Celentino offered the following committee appointments, with the first Commissioner named serving as Chairperson and the second Commissioner named serving as Vice Chairperson of each committee:
County Services Committee: Schor, De Leon, Holman, Copedge, Severino, Vickers
Finance Committee: Thomas, Hertel, Grebner, Dedden, Weatherwax-Grant, Dougan
Human Services Committee: Grebner, Bahar-Cook, Hertel, Dedden, Schor, Severino
Judiciary Committee: Weatherwax-Grant, Holman, Nolan, Bahar-Cook, Schafer, Dougan
Law Enforcement Committee: Nolan, Copedge, De Leon, Thomas, Schafer, Vickers
Moved by Commissioner Thomas, supported by Commissioner Grebner to confirm the standing committee appointments. Motion carried unanimously.
Other Appointments: Chairperson Celentino offered the following appointments to other committees and commissions to which Ingham County can make appointments:
Capital Area Health Alliance Commissioner Hertel
Capital Area Michigan (WORKS) Board Commissioners Copedge, De Leon and Celentino
Capital Area Region Transportation Study Commissioner Holman, Jared Cypher (alternate)
Committee (CARTS)
CATA Board Commissioner Grebner
Capital Region Airport Authority Liaison Commissioner De Leon
Community Health Center Board Commissioner Hertel
Community Services Administration Eric Schertzing
Convention Visitors Bureau Commissioner De Leon
Drainage Board Commissioners Celentino and Thomas
Human Services Advisory Committee Commissioner Thomas
Ingham County Chapter, MI Townships Association Commissioners Vickers and Schafer
IRMC Board of Directors Bruce Bragg
Lansing Area Safety Council Commissioner Dougan
Local Emergency Planning Committee Commissioner Schafer
MALPH Board Bruce Bragg, Dr. Dean Sienko
Mason Local Development Finance Authority Teri Younger
Regional Economic Development Team Commissioners Bahar-Cook and Weatherwax-Grant
(alternate)
Tri-County Aging Consortium Commissioners Schor, Weatherwax-Grant and Dougan
Tri-County Regional Planning Commission Commissioners Holman and Bahar-Cook
Tri-County Regional Planning Growth Study Comm. Commissioner Holman
Youth Violence Prevention Coalition Commissioner Nolan
Committee to Select a County Controller Commisioners Grebner, Dedden, Schor, Celentino, Hertel, Holman, De Leon and Schafer, Harold Hailey (non-voting), Bruce Bragg (non-voting) and Linda Maloney (non-voting)
Moved by Commissioner Grebner, supported by Commissioner Schafer to confirm the above appointments. Motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
None.
COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Commissioner Greber introduced his brother and sister-in-law, David Grebner and Andrea Yokich.
Chairperson Celentino thanked the Commissioners for showing confidence in him and thanked former Chairperson Grebner for his leadership during the past year.
Chairperson Celentino congratulated Commissioners Dedden and Severino on election as Vice-Chair and Vice-Chair Pro Tem.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:17 p.m.
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MARK GREBNER, CHAIRPERSON MIKE BRYANTON, INGHAM COUNTY CLERK
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Carole Bush-Welch, Deputy Clerk