Introduced by the Law & Courts, Administrative Services/Personnel and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

WHEREAS, the Department of Corrections has recommended several improvements to the Ingham County Jail; and

WHEREAS, those improvements include removing carpeting and installing tile or sealed concrete flooring, fixed concrete bench, and prisoner type water closet in a holding cell in Receiving; and

WHEREAS, the MDOC recommendations also include removing metal frame chairs from Attorney Rooms, and replacing them with institutional chairs; and

WHEREAS, these recommendations were made through an MDOC inspection in August, 2000.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the transfer from the 2000 Contingency Fund to the appropriate budget and the expenditure of up to $14,000.00 to make the necessary improvements in the holding cell and the Attorney Rooms in the jail.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the award contracts to the contractor(s) with the best proposal(s) as determined by the Controller after Purchasing & Properties conducts their procurement process in accordance with Ingham County Procurement and Purchasing Policies.

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

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Controller= s Office to make the necessary budget adjustments in the Sheriff= s Office 2000 Budget.

LAW & COURTS: Yeas: Pratt, Schafer, Lynch, Bernero, Smiley, Juall, Schmidt

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 11/16/00

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

Minter, Severino Nays: None Absent: None Approved 11/21/00

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

Nays: Absent: None Approved 11/21/00