Introduced by the Law & Courts and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Sheriff= s Office applied for and has received a grant from the Office of Highway Safety and Planning to conduct special traffic enforcement programs; and

WHEREAS, this grant is in cooperation with the Lansing Police Department, the East Lansing Police Department and the Meridian Township Police Department; and

WHEREAS, the grant amount totals $39,990.00 with no matching funds necessary from Ingham County; and

WHEREAS, the grant will provide special traffic enforcement programs to target violations specifically: seat belt, child restraint, impaired driving, and summer traffic enforcement; and

WHEREAS, the intent of the grant and the special traffic enforcement programs are to save lives in Ingham County.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the acceptance of the Michigan O.H.S.P. grant in the amount of $39,990.24 to provide special traffic enforcement in Ingham County from October 1, 2000 through September 30, 2001.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the following subcontracts are also authorized for the same time period:

Meridian Township Police Department $ 9,987.29