ADOPTED - JUNE 24, 2003

Agenda Item No. 8

Introduced by the Human Services, County Services, and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE A PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE INGHAM INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT

RESOLUTION #03-169

WHEREAS, the Ingham Intermediate School District is the administrator of Michigan's Early-On Program, a program to identify and serve high risk infants and children through three years of age; and

WHEREAS, the Health Department's Public Health Nursing Unit and the Child Health Clinic represent important resources to identify, prevent, and correct health problems in high risk infants and children; and

WHEREAS, in FY 1996-97, the Intermediate School District initiated a Letter of Understanding with Ingham County to help support public health nursing services to high risk infants and children; and

WHEREAS, the Intermediate School District proposes to execute a new Letter of Understanding for public health nursing and paraprofessional outreach services for FY 2003-2004; and

WHEREAS, the Health Officer recommends that the Board of Commissioners authorize an agreement with the Intermediate School District to accept the funds and provide the supportive services.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes an agreement with the Ingham Intermediate School District to provide up to $110,897 in Early-On funds to reimburse Ingham County for public health nursing and paraprofessional services to high risk infants and children.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the period of the agreement shall be July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board Chairperson is authorized to sign the agreement and to sign any documents that might be required by the Intermediate School District, after review by the County Attorney.

HUMAN SERVICES: Yeas: Dedden, Celentino, Swope, Hertel, Severino

Nays: None Absent: Weatherwax-Grant Approved 6/16/03

COUNTY SERVICES: Yeas: Celentino, Holman, De Leon, Schor, Nevin

Nays: None Absent: Severino Approved 6/17/03

FINANCE: Yeas: Grebner, Swope, Dedden, Hertel, Thomas, Minter

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 6/18/03