ADOPTED - OCTOBER 23, 2001

Agenda Item No. 14

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

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTRACT WITH MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP FOR COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT UPGRADES

RESOLUTION #01-320

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners has established a 911 Emergency Telephone Dispatch Services fund for Management and System Improvements to the County emergency dispatch system; and

WHEREAS, the Meridian Township Fire Department completed some communication equipment upgrades to improve failing communications with the East Lansing 911 Center; and

WHEREAS, the 911 Advisory Board is recommending that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners fund this request from the 911 Emergency Telephone Dispatch Services - 911 fund for Management and System Improvements and have verified that it meets the standards as established by the Ingham County Emergency Telephone Services Policy.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the expenditure of up to $13,795 from the 911 Emergency Telephone Dispatch Services - 911 fund for Management and System Improvements to reimburse Meridian Township for the Communications System upgrade project.

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.

LAW & COURTS: Yeas: Lynch, Stid, De Leon, Dedden

Nays: None Absent: Krause, Schafer, Severino Approved 10/11/01

FINANCE: Yeas: Czarnecki, Hertel, Schafer, Swope, Lynch

Nays: None Absent: Minter, Krause Approved 10/17/01