IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $5,000,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2020 CARES Act Fund to provide funds for school districts located in Jackson County, Missouri, to compensate them for unanticipated costs necessary in connection with the fight against the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic and authorizing the County Executive to execute Intergovernmental Agreements with school districts, at an actual aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $5,000,000.00.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5398, September 14, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Cass Galvin and Ronald E. Finley, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, U.S. President Donald J. Trump, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, and County Executive Frank White, Jr., have all declared, in one form or another, the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic to be a public health emergency; and,
WHEREAS, the County, through its various efforts, plays a significant role in the public health of its citizens; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriate response by the County to this emergency will require significant expenditures from the County CARES Act Fund, which consists of monies provided by the U.S. Treasury for this purpose; and,
WHEREAS, with the funding provided by this appropriation, public school districts located in Jackson County will be compensated for unanticipated COVID-related costs incurred from March 1, 2020, through and including December 30, 2020; and,
WHEREAS, each school district’s allocation is based on Fall 2019 student enrollment data and the percentage of students in each district that receive free and reduced lunch; and,
WHEREAS, under this formula the districts shall be entitled to allocations as follows:
|
School District |
Amount |
|
Kansas City Public Schools |
$1,062,331.06 |
|
Independence |
$845,334.02 |
|
Lee’s Summit R-VII |
$ 654,931.45 |
|
Blue Springs R-4 |
$ 593,867.28 |
|
Raytown C-2 |
$481,460.16 |
|
Hickman Mills C-1 |
$ 397,936.26 |
|
Grandview C-4 |
$277,662.11 |
|
Fort Osage R-1 |
$255,118.02 |
|
Grain Valley R-V |
$ 167,916.38 |
|
Center 58 |
$ 159,740.97 |
|
Oak Grove R-6 |
$ 82,676.60 |
|
Lone Jack C-6 |
$ 21,025.69 |
|
Total |
$5,000,000.00 |
and,
WHEREAS, the County Executive recommends this appropriation and the execution of Intergovernmental Agreements with school districts located in Jackson County, Missouri, for this purpose, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
WHEREAS, such Intergovernmental Agreements shall require that Jackson County be indemnified by the school districts for any shortfall in or misuse of County-provided funds; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
CARES Act Fund
040-9999 32810-
Undesignated Fund Balance $5,000,000
Jackson County School Districts
040-1558 56070-
Intergovernmental Agreements $5,000,000
and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute appropriate Intergovernmental Agreements with the identified school districts located in Jackson County, in a form to be approved by County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the agreements.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________________ ________________________________
Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached ordinance, Ordinance No. 5398 introduced on September 14, 2020, was duly passed on September 28, 2020 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______9_________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0______ Absent _____0________
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.
____________________ ________________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No. 5398.
____________________ ________________________________
Date Frank White, Jr., County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 040 9999 32810
ACCOUNT TITLE: CARES Act Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $5,000,000.00
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: 040 1558 56070
ACCOUNT TITLE: CARES Act Fund
Jackson County School Districts
Intergovernmental Agreements
NOT TO EXCEED: $5,000,000.00
____________________ ________________________________
Date Chief Administrative Officer