Jackson County Missouri - File #: 5725

• File #: 5725
• Version: 0
• Name: Appropriation Election costs
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/14/2023
• In control: Budget Committee
• On agenda: 3/14/2023
• Final action: 3/20/2023
• Title: AN ORDINANCE appropriating $502,501.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2023 General Fund and authorizing payments in the aggregate amount of $502,501.00 to cover costs to be incurred in connection with the April 4, 2023, special election.
• Sponsors: Manuel Abarca IV
• Indexes: GENERAL FUND, SPECIAL ELECTION, UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/20/2023	0	Budget Committee	recommend perfect and pass	Pass
3/20/2023	0	County Legislature	perfect	Pass
3/20/2023	0	County Legislature	adopt	Pass
3/15/2023	0	County Legislature	Go To 1st Perfection	Pass
3/14/2023	0	County Legislature	assign to committee

IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $502,501.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2023 General Fund and authorizing payments in the aggregate amount of $502,501.00 to cover costs to be incurred in connection with the April 4, 2023, special election.


Intro
ORDINANCE NO. 5725, March 14, 2023
INTRODUCED BY Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator

Body
WHEREAS, the Jackson County and Kansas City Boards of Election Commissioners have requested advance payment of the costs they estimate they will incur in connection with the April 4, 2023, special election; and,

WHEREAS, estimated costs for the election, $266,651.00 for the Kansas City Board and $235,850.00 for the Jackson County Board, are allocated proportionately based on the populations of jurisdictions which have placed ballot measures on the April 2023 ballot; and,

WHEREAS, the County will seek to reimburse itself for this expenditure from proceeds of the sales tax question submitted at the election, if adopted by the voters; and,

WHEREAS, if approved, sales tax collections will begin October 1, 2023; and,

WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary to cover the estimated election costs; now therefore,

BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation from the undesignated fund balance of the 2023 General Fund be and hereby is made:

DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO

General Fund
001-9999 32810- $502,501
Undesignated Fund Balance

KCEB Primary Election
001-5003 56071- $266,651
Election Board Expense

JCEB Primary Election
001-5005 56071- $235,850
Election Board Expense

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make the payments to the election boards specified in this Ordinance.


Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This ordinance shall be effective immediatel...