IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION transferring $1,006,228.00 within the 2024 General Fund and authorizing the Director of Finance and Purchasing to issue checks in the total amount of $1,006,228.00 to cover costs incurred in connection with the April 2, 2024, special election.
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RESOLUTION NO. 21577, March 11, 2024
INTRODUCED BY Jeanie Lauer, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, by Ordinance #5822, dated December 18, 2023, the Legislature did authorize a submission to the qualified voters of Jackson County, a ballot question on the April 2, 2024, ballot regarding a sales tax for the purpose of retaining the Kansas City Royals and Kansas City Chiefs sports teams in Jackson County, Missouri; and,
WHEREAS, the cost of this special election totals $1,006,228.00 and is divided between the Kansas City Election Board and the Jackson County Election Board, based on population, and offset by currently scheduled ballot measures from other jurisdictions; and,
WHEREAS, the County will seek to reimburse itself for this expenditure from proceeds of the tax question submitted at the election, if adopted by the voters; and,
WHEREAS, a transfer is necessary to cover the election costs; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer within the 2024 General Fund be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
General Fund
3% State Mandated Contingency
001-8003 56830 - Contingency $1,006,228
KCEB Primary Election
001-5003 56071 - Election Board Expense $745,153
JCEB Primary Election
001-5005 56071 - Election Board Expense $261,075
and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to issue checks in the amount of $745,153.00 to the Kansas City Election Board and [$235,850.00] $261,075 to the Jackson County Election Board.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 21577 of March 11, 2024, was duly passed on March 25, 2024 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________9___________ Nays _________0__________
Abstaining ______0_________ Absent ________0__________
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this transfer are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 8003 56830
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
3% State Mandated Contingency
Contingency
NOT TO EXCEED: $1,006,228.00
There is a balance otherwise unencumbered to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is chargeable and there is a cash balance otherwise unencumbered in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made each sufficient to provide for the obligation herein authorized.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 5003 56071
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
KCEB Primary Election
Election Board Expense
NOT TO EXCEED: $745,153.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 5005 56071
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
JCEB Primary Election
Election Board Expense
NOT TO EXCEED: $261,075.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer