IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $6,800.00 from the fund balance of the 2008 Grant Fund and authorizing the County Executive to execute a contract with the Missouri Safety Center in acceptance of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office's You Drink and Drive, You Lose enforcement grant, awarded by the Missouri Safety Center.
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ORDINANCE #4059, November 17, 2008
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Garza Ruiz, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, driving while intoxicated remains one of the top causes of fatal automobile accidents in Missouri; and,
WHEREAS, in 2006, 273 people died in more than 7,900 alcohol-related traffic accidents, resulting in death or injury every 1.6 hours; and,
WHEREAS, to combat this situation, the Sheriff's Office has been awarded a grant in the amount of $6,800.00 by the Missouri Safety Center in furtherance of the Center's You Drink and Drive, You Lose Enforcement program for the period December 8, 2008, through September 7, 2009; and,
WHEREAS, the Sheriff recommends the use of funds for reimbursement of overtime used for the You Drink and Drive, You Lose Enforcement program pursuant to a contract with the Missouri Safety Center, a copy of which is attached hereto; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary to place the grant funds in the proper spending account; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation from the fund balance of the 2008 Grant Fund be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
Grant Fund
DWI Enforcement Wave 08-09
010-4269 45373 - Increase Revenue $6,800
010-2810 Undesignated Fund Balance $6,800
010-2810 Undesignated Fund Balance $6,800
Grant Fund
DWI Enforcement Wave 08-09
010-4269 55030 - Overtime $6,800
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute the attached contract with the Missouri Safety Center.
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 #4059, introduced on November 17, 2008, was duly passed on November 24, 2008 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________8_______ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0______ Absent ______1_______
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 #4059.
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Date Michael D. Sanders, County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 010 2810
ACCOUNT TITLE: Grant Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $6,800.00
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Date Director of Finance and Purchasing