ADOPTED - OCTOBER 13, 1998

Agenda Item No. 18

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

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO RESERVE $375,000 IN FUND BALANCE TOWARD THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECT StART

RESOLUTION #98-233

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners have placed priority on appropriate treatment programs and placements for juveniles involved in the county's juvenile justice system; and

WHEREAS, one of the Board's priorities is expansion of the continuum of services to juveniles, as recommended in the Chinn Study authorized by the Board of Commissioners; and

WHEREAS, the Family Court Division of Circuit Court, in cooperation with the Family Independence Agency, has presented a proposal titled "Project StART" which would expand the continuum of services to juveniles as recommended by the Chinn Study; and

WHEREAS, preliminary estimates of the cost of full implementation to the county are in excess of $800,000 annually, plus capital costs; and

WHEREAS, the county wishes to encourage the Family Court Division of Circuit Court to refine and complete its proposal, and to identify other sources of funds to assist in capital costs and operational costs; and

WHEREAS, $273,000 of the 1998 General Fund appropriation to the Child Care Fund is not currently included in the approved Child Care Plan and will not be spent in 1998.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners reserves $375,000 of its General Fund balance to be appropriated at such future time that a proposal acceptable to the County Board of Commissioners is approved.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners encourages the Family Court Division to develop a refined proposal for consideration by the Board of Commissioners, and to aggressively search for other sources of funds, which may be used to supplement the County's support.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Family Court Division shall present its revised proposal in time for consideration during the 2000 budget process.

ADOPTED - OCTOBER 13, 1998

Agenda Item No. 18

RESOLUTION #98-233

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proposal shall identify the size and nature of the population to be served, the expected outcomes, the capital and ongoing costs to the county, and shall explain how this relates to and impacts other alternatives currently used by the courts.

LAW & COURTS: Yeas: Bernero, Stid, Smiley, Pratt, Hunting, Goulet, Schafer

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 10/1/98 Law & Courts approved a different version.

FINANCE: Yeas: Goulet, Keefe, Czarnecki, Bernero

Nays: McDonald, Grebner, Schafer Absent: None Approved 10/7/98