ADOPTED - JUNE 23, 1998

Agenda Item No. 41

Introduced by the Human Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDING THE TRI-COUNTY AGING CONSORTIUM CHARTER AGREEMENT

RESOLUTION #98-157

WHEREAS, the City of Lansing and the City of East Lansing and the Counties of Ingham, Clinton, and Eaton created the Tri-County Aging Consortium under the Urban Cooperation Act, M.C.L. 124.501; and

WHEREAS, the Tri-County Aging Consortium is requesting that two changes be made to the Charter that requires the governmental entities, which created the consortium to approve the amendments in the Charter; and

WHEREAS, the first amendment would authorize Tri-County Aging Consortium to contract to provide services outside of the Tri-County area as authorized by law; and

WHEREAS, the second amendment would authorize the Board of Directors to remove any Director hired on or after May 1, 1998, by a simple majority of the Board, and states that the Director is an employee at will.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby authorizes amending the Tri-County Aging Consortium Charter as indicated by the attached "Schedule A".

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this approval is contingent on the affirmative approval of these amendments by the other member governmental entities.

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

HUMAN SERVICES: Yeas: Czarnecki, Smiley, Stid, Keefe, Juall

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 6/15/98

FINANCE: Yeas: Goulet, Keefe, McDonald, Grebner, Schafer

Nays: None Absent: Czarnecki, Bernero Approved 6/17/98