ADOPTED - APRIL 14, 1998

Agenda Item No. 20

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

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO REIMBURSE THE 55TH DISTRICT COURT

PETTY CASH FUND

RESOLUTION #98-78

WHEREAS, the 55th District Court collected over $2.8 million dollars in 1997 from their Traffic, Civil, Criminal and Probation Divisions; and

WHEREAS, the 55th District Court's petty cash fund has been used to balance the general ledger where there has been a cashier error; and

WHEREAS, during 1997 a total of $80.00 has been used from the Petty Cash Fund to balance these errors; and

WHEREAS, the Director of Financial Services was consulted and agrees that the errors made have been minimal when compared to the amount of revenue received, and further agrees that fraud is not a consideration in this matter.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners approves the transfer of $80.00 from the 55th District Court's supply line item to reimburse the 545th District Court's Petty Cash Fund.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners recognizes that the process of balancing the Petty Cash Fund will be conducted on a yearly basis to assure proper accounting.

Law & Courts: Yeas: Bernero, Stid, Smiley, Pratt, Hunting, Goulet, Schafer

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 4/2/98

Finance: Finance will meet on 4/14/98