ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 23, 1999
Agenda Item No. 17
Introduced by the Law & Courts Committee of the:
INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CIRCUIT COURT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION OF THE INGHAM COUNTY YOUTH CENTER
RESOLUTION #99-45
WHEREAS, Public Act 388 of 1997 amended the Revised Judicature Act to create the Family Court Division of the Circuit Court; and
WHEREAS, the County must identify who is responsible for the operation of the youth detention facility; and
WHEREAS, after consultation and deliberation with the Board of Commissioners, the Circuit Court and Probate Court's Reorganization Plan proposed that the operation of the Ingham County Youth Center would be the responsibility of the Family Court Division of the Circuit Court; and
WHEREAS, the Circuit and Probate Court's Reorganization Plan has been approved by the Supreme Court and is to be effective January 1, 1998.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Chief Judge of the 30th Circuit Court shall have supervisory authority over and be responsible for the administration of the Ingham County Youth Center in accordance with
all applicable state statutes.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution will be reviewed in 2000 for its continued appropriateness.
LAW & COURTS: Yeas: Grebner, Schafer, Smiley, Stid, Bernero, Schmidt
Nays: None Absent: Juall Approved 2/11/99