ADOPTED - SEPTEMBER 23, 2003

AGENDA ITEM NO. 42

Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CONTRACT WITH NORTHEAST INGHAM EMERGENCY SERVICE AUTHORITY (N.I.E.S.A.) FOR EMERGENCY DISPATCH CENTER COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

RESOLUTION #03-242

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners has established a 911 Emergency Telephone Dispatch Services fund for Management and System Improvements to the County emergency dispatch system; and

WHEREAS, Ingham County has traditionally contracted with N.I.E.S.A. as a Secondary P.S.A.P. in Ingham County; and

WHEREAS, N.I.E.S.A. recently consolidated their dispatch function into the City of Lansing's 911 Center on March 3, 2003, and

WHEREAS, N.I.E.S.A.'s 2002 contract expired on December 31, 2002 and they have requested funds for this transitional period through March 3, 2003; and

WHEREAS, the 911 Advisory Board is recommending that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners fund this request from the 911 Emergency Telephone Dispatch Services - 911 Fund for Management and System Improvements and have verified that it meets the standards as established by the Ingham County Emergency Telephone Services Policy.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the expenditure of up to $ 8,316 from the 911 Emergency Telephone Dispatch Services - 911 Fund for Management and System Improvements for the N.I.E.S.A. Center for the time period of January 1, 2003 through March 3, 2003.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chairperson of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and the County Clerk are authorized to sign any necessary contract documents consistent with this resolution and approved as to form by the County Attorney.

LAW ENFORCEMENT: Yeas: De Leon, Schor, Grebner, Schafer, Minter

Nays: None Absent: Stid Approved 9/11/03

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

Nays: None Absent: Dedden Approved 9/17/03