ADOPTED - OCTOBER 26, 1999

Agenda Item No. 10

Introduced by the Administrative Services/Personnel Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION ADOPTING GUIDELINES FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL

AFFAIRS COMMISSION

RESOLUTION #99-266

WHEREAS, in March of 1995 the Ingham County Board of Commissioners created the Environmental Affairs Commission to assist the Board in assuring that county properties were being maintained in an environmentally sensitive way to protect the groundwater, soil and other aspects of the county environment; and

WHEREAS, the Environmental Affairs Commission has developed a set of guidelines to provide the county with a framework for meeting its recommendations for current and future property care and management.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby adopts the attached guidelines, as developed by the Environmental Affairs Commission for the maintenance and evaluation of county properties.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that these guidelines shall form the basis for employing certain methodologies which will assure proper maintenance and evaluation of current and future county properties.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that as appropriate, the recommended aspects of these guidelines shall be considered when decisions are made by county departments, which may have some environmental impact on county properties.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Environmental Affairs Committee shall report its concerns with the implementation of the guidelines, or lack thereof to the Administrative Services/Personnel Committee as well as regular required reporting.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL: Yeas: Czarnecki, McDonald, Lynch, Severino, Minter Nays: None Absent: None Approved 10/19/99