ADOPTED - JUNE 26, 2001
Agenda Item No. 19
Introduced by the Law & Courts and Finance Committees of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION OF THE INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS TO ADOPT THE INGHAM COUNTY EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICES POLICY
RESOLUTION #01-211
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners established a fund for "Management System Improvements" for improving the County Emergency Telephone and Dispatch operations; and
WHEREAS, the County has received several requests for funding through this fund over the past several years; and
WHEREAS, the County Board of Commissioners approved Resolution # 95-184 and Resolution # 99-345 which established policies to serve as a guideline for municipalities to clarify what is eligible for funding through the "Management and System Improvement Funds"; and
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners established a 911 Advisory Committee to advise the Board on funding requests; and
WHEREAS, a previous resolution has required that a minimum of 20% of monies be set aside for capital improvements and system enhancements; and
WHEREAS, the 911 Advisory Committee at the Ingham County Board of Commissioners request is now recommending a revised 911 Funding Policy for the Ingham County Board of Commissioners to adopt to serve as a guideline for municipalities to clarify what is eligible for funding through the "Management and System Improvement Funds"; and
WHEREAS, the 911 Advisory Committee further recommends that this INGHAM COUNTY EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICES POLICY should be completely re-evaluated if there are significant changes in the methods of delivering Emergency Telephone Dispatch Services such as combining the two current 911 Dispatch Centers operating in Ingham County.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby adopts the attached "Ingham County Emergency Telephone Services Fund Allocation Policy" as recommended by the 911 Advisory Committee with respect to funding requests for Management and System Improvement Funds for improvements to the Emergency Telephone and Dispatch System.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners reaffirms the policy of setting aside a minimum of 20% of the total 911 Revenues for capital improvements and system enhancements as authorized by Resolution # 00-278.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Resolutions # 95-184 and # 99-345 are hereby superceded by this resolution
JUNE 26, 2001
Agenda Item No. 19
RESOLUTION #01-211
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Clerk is hereby directed to send a copy of this resolution and policy to all clerks of governmental units in Ingham County.
LAW & COURTS: Yeas: Lynch, Krause, Severino, Stid, De Leon, Dedden
Nays: Schafer Absent: Absent Approved 6/14/01
FINANCE: Yeas: Czarnecki, Hertel, Minter, Swope, Lynch
Nays: Schafer Absent: Krause Approved 6/20/01
INGHAM COUNTY EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SERVICES ALLOCATION POLICY
The Ingham County Board of Commissioners policy for allocating Emergency Telephone Services funds from the 911 millage to public agencies that operate Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) or Public Safety Agencies has the following criteria:
Eligible Costs
Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditures requests are defined as the costs of building alterations and improvements, office equipment and furnishings, and computer equipment for the 911 Center Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) provided by the municipalities.
Other Criteria
Process for Requesting 911 Funds