IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute Cooperative Agreements with Hope House, New House, and Rose Brooks domestic violence shelters in order to provide assistance to victims of domestic violence during 2007, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $130,000.00.
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RESOLUTION # 16088, November 20, 2006
INTRODUCED BY Rhonda L. Shoemaker, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Hope House, New House, and Rose Brooks domestic violence shelters ("Shelters) are not-for-profit organizations providing assistance to victims of domestic violence; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens
of Jackson County to provide assistance to the victims of domestic violence through funding of these shelters; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Jackson County Code 8700, the Jackson County Board of Domestic Violence Shelters ("Board") was established to administer the distribution of fees collected pursuant to state statutes and the Jackson County Code; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to §455.215.2 RSMo, on or before November 15, 2006, the Board or its designee must provide written notification to any domestic violence shelter that has applied for funding, whether it is eligible to receive funds, and if it is eligible, the amount available from the fees collected pursuant to state and county code; and,
WHEREAS, the Board has met and recommended an allocation of 90% of the projected 2007 budget revenues of $130,000.00 to be divided equally between the three eligible shelters, Hope House, New House, and Rose Brooks, in the amount of $39,000.00 each after January 1, 2007, and has provided the shelters tentative notification of the same; and,
WHEREAS, the Board will hold a second meeting in June 2007, to recommend allocation of the remaining balance of 10%, based on further revenue projections, for distribution to the three eligible shelters; and,
WHEREAS, the Board recommends that the County Executive be authorized to execute cooperative agreements ("Agreements") effective as of January 1, 2007, for the amount of $39,000.00 each at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed a total of $117,000.00; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive is authorized to execute the Agreements, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor with Hope House, New House, and Rose Brooks domestic violence shelters for 2007 in the amount of $39,000.00 each, at a total cost to the County not to exceed $117,000.00; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance and Purchasing is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the Agreements.
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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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution # 16088 of November 20, 2006 was duly passed on November 27, 2006 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______8__________ Nays _____0________
Abstaining ____0_________ Absent ____1________
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Date Mary Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Subject to appropriation in the 2007 annual budget.
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Date Director of Finance and Purchasing