IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE accepting a grant from the United States Department of Justice, appropriating $250,000.00 from the unappropriated surplus of the 1998 Grant Fund, and authorizing the County Executive to execute a Cooperative Agreement with the Mid-America Regional Council, at a cost to the County not to exceed $250,000.00.
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ORDINANCE 2861, October 13, 1998
INTRODUCED BY Dixie M. Flynn, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the United States Department of Justice has awarded the County a State and Local Domestic Preparedness Equipment Support Program grant, in the amount of $250,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, the grant's proceeds are to be used to purchase specialized equipment which will allow emergency services provider agencies located in the County to better respond to acts of domestic terrorism; and,
WHEREAS, the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), which coordinates the majority of the County's activities in the emergency preparedness arena, is ready, willing, and able to administer this grant for the County; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of the County that MARC be engaged to administer this grant, pursuant to the terms of the attached "Cooperative Agreement;" and,
WHEREAS, in order to accept the grant proceeds, an appropriation is necessary; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation from the unappropriated surplus of the 1998 Grant Fund be and hereby is made:
Department/Division Character Description From To
Increased Revenue $250,000
Unappropriated Surplus $250,000
Unappropriated Surplus $250,000
Mid America Regional
Council Outside Agencies $250,000
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the grant from the United States Department of Justice be and hereby is accepted and that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to accomplish the grant award; and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute the attached "Cooperative Agreement" with MARC; and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Director of the Department of Finance be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the agreement.
Attorney
Effective Date: This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached Ordinance, Ordinance #2861 introduced on October 13, 1998, was duly passed on _________October 27______________, 1998 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 her signature.
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Date Mary Jo Brogoto, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance #2861.
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Date Katheryn J. Shields, County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the sources indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 010 2810
ACCOUNT TITLE: Grant Fund
Unappropriated Surplus
NOT TO EXCEED: $250,000.00
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Date Director of the Department of Finance