ADOPTED - OCTOBER 14, 2003

Agenda Item No. 23

Introduced by the Law Enforcement and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT MONIES EARNED FROM RECYCLING PROJECT

FOR THE VICTIM SERVICES UNIT

RESOLUTION #03-260

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Sheriff's Office has a Victim Services Unit; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Sheriff's Office Victim Services Unit relies solely on grants, fundraisers and donations to support operational expenses; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Sheriff's Office Victims Services Unit would like to participate in an ink cartridge recycling and fundraising program through Recycle Rewards Inc.; and

WHEREAS, the ink cartridge recycling program helps to protect the environment in Ingham County while raising funds from ink cartridges normally thrown into the trash; and

WHEREAS, the Recycle Rewards Inc. program provides collection bins, and prepaid return shipping labels for sending cartridge returns to the collection center at no cost to the Ingham County Sheriff's Office.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Sheriff's Victim Services Unit will be collecting empty ink cartridges and returning them to Recycle Rewards Inc., and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Recycle Rewards Inc. will refund money to the Victim Services Unit for returned ink cartridges.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Victim Services Unit to participate in the Recycle Rewards ink cartridge recycling program for the purpose of raising funds for operating expenses, and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners directs the Treasurer's Office to deposit any monies received from this fundraiser into the Victim Services Donations account, and the Controller's Office to make the necessary budget adjustments in the Ingham County Sheriff's Office budget.

LAW ENFORCEMENT: Yeas: Schor, Grebner, Stid, Schafer, Minter

Nays: None Absent: De Leon Approved 10/2/03

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

Nays: None Absent: Grebner Approved 10/8/03