ADOPTED - SEPTEMBER 15, 1998

Agenda Item No. 18



Introduced by the Human Services and Finance Committees of the:



INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS



RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE AN AMENDMENT TO THE TEEN PARENT PROGRAM GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY TO EXTEND THE AGREEMENT THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1999



RESOLUTION #98-208



WHEREAS, Ingham County operates Willow Plaza Services, an adolescent health program organized to reduce unintended pregnancies, lower infant death rates, and reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases among persons aged 11 to 19 years; and



WHEREAS, Willow Plaza Services utilizes an array of services to accomplish its purposes, including: counseling, case management, peer education, employment assistance, prenatal care, reproductive health and primary care services; and



WHEREAS, for the last five years, the Health Department has successfully operated a Teen Parenting Program, through Willow Plaza Services, under contract with the Family Independence Agency; and



WHEREAS, the Teen Parent Program has become an important tool to achieve the stated purposes of Willow Plaza Services; and



WHEREAS, the Family Independence Agency has notified Ingham County that it proposes to amend the Teen Parent Program Agreement to extend the agreement to include the new period October 1, 1998 through September 30, 1999 at a funding level of $98,000; and



WHEREAS, the Health Officer advises that this program is already included in the Health Department's 1999 budget request and recommends that the Board of Commissioners adopt the resolution to authorize the proposed amendment.



THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes an amendment to the Teen Parent Program Agreement with the Family Independence Agency to extend the agreement for the period October 1, 1998 through September 30, 1999 at a state funding level of $98,000.



BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson is authorized to sign the amendment after review by the County Attorney.



HUMAN SERVICES: The Human Services Committee will meet 9/14/98

FINANCE: Yeas: Goulet, Keefe, McDonald, Grebner, Czarnecki, Bernero,

Nays: None Absent: Schafer Approved: 9/9/98