IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION transferring $35,000.00 within the 2015 Health Fund and authorizing the County Executive to execute a Cooperative Agreement with the Kansas City Pet Project for the furnishing of veterinary care to homeless animals, at a cost to the County in the amount of $35,000.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18913, August 24, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits and Theresa Galvin, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, Kansas City Pet Project is a non-profit organization operating the Kansas City Animal Shelter; and,
WHEREAS, K.C. Pet Project has submitted a funding request for its Roadrunner Fund Program to provide veterinary care to critically ill, injured, and homeless animals in the area; and,
WHEREAS, the Roadrunner Fund, named for a severely injured little dog who lost his eyes from animal abuse, seeks to provide funding for veterinary care for more than 1,400 dogs and cats that arrive at the shelter annually with severe injuries and illness; and,
WHEREAS, this funding project through K.C. Pet Project is in the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County; and,
WHEREAS, a transfer is necessary to place the funds for this project in the proper spending account; and,
WHEREAS, the County Executive recommends this transfer; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer be made within the 2015 Health Fund:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER DESCRIPTION FROM TO
Health Fund
Contingency
002-8005 56830 - Contingency $35,000
Health Fund
Non-Departmental
002-5102 56790 - Other Contractual $35,000
and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute a Cooperative Agreement with the Kansas City Pet Project, in the amount of $35,000.00 for its Roadrunner Fund Program, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the agreement.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_______________________________ ________________________________
Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 18913of August 24, 2015, was duly passed on August 24, 2015 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______8_________ Nays ______0_______
Abstaining _____0______ Absent _____0_______
Excused ______1______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this transfer are available from the sources indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 002 8005 56830
ACCOUNT TITLE: Health Fund
Contingency
Contingency
NOT TO EXCEED: $35,000.00
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: 002 5102 56790
ACCOUNT TITLE: Health Fund
Non-Departmental
Other Contractual
NOT TO EXCEED: $35,000.00
__________________ ______________________________
Date Director of Finance and Purchasing