IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $462,518.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2020 CARES Act Fund to reimburse the County for regular salary and overtime costs incurred by the Parks + Rec Department for park rangers from March 1, 2020, to November 20, 2020, in their role as first responders and emergency service providers for the residents of Jackson County.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5470, December 7, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Cass Galvin, County Legislator
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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 employees; 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, the funding provided by this appropriation will be used to reimburse the Parks + Rec Department for public safety costs in dealing with the pandemic such as salaries and overtime costs for park rangers; 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 $462,518
Park Safety
040-1605 55010- Regular Salaries $403,611
040-1605 55030- Overtime Salaries $ 26,039
040-1605 55040- FICA Taxes $ 32,868
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached ordinance, Ordinance No. 5470 introduced on December 7, 2020, was duly passed on December 21, 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.
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No. 5470.
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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: $462,518.00
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Date Interim Chief Administrative Officer