Introduced by the Administrative Services/Personnel and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners is currently contracting with the Arts Council of Greater Lansing Inc. for Administering and Allocating Ingham County Hotel/Motel Arts and Tourism Tax funds for Publicity and Promotional Support; and

WHEREAS, the 2000 Grants process has already been concluded; and

WHEREAS, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is requesting an appropriation from Ingham County to pay for the promotional expenses of their National Encampment to be held in Lansing during August of 2000; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Hotel/Motel Arts and Tourism Tax funds for Publicity and Promotional Support are projecting a surplus of $9,800 this fiscal year; and

WHEREAS, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War request for a $1,000 appropriation from Ingham County to pay for the promotional expenses of their National Encampment as an eligible activity under the Ingham County Hotel/Motel Arts and Tourism Tax funds for Publicity and Promotional Support guidelines; and

WHEREAS, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War were unaware they were legally eligible for funds; and

WHEREAS, the Sons of Union Veterans do not expect to apply for funds again in the foreseeable future; and

WHEREAS, the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War are a 501 c (4) IRS Tax status organization and therefore do not meet the criteria that the Board of Commissioners established for Arts Council Funding.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby urges the Arts Council of Greater Lansing Inc. to favorably consider a supplemental appropriation to the Department of Michigan, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War - National Encampment Expense Request for $1,000 for fiscal year 2000 should the actual Ingham County Hotel/Motel Arts and Tourism Tax funds for Publicity and Promotional Support realize a surplus of $1,000 or more for this fiscal year.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby waives its requirement that the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War organization must have 501 c (3) Tax status to be eligible for Ingham County Hotel/Motel Arts and Tourism Tax funds for Publicity and Promotional Support in this case only as the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War are a Congressionally Chartered Veterans Organization.

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

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL: Yeas: McDonald, Lynch, Pratt, Minter, Severino

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 9/12/00

FINANCE: Yeas: Bernero, McDonald, Schafer, Minter, Juall

Nays: Grebner, Czarnecki Absent: None Approved 9/13/00