IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating an additional $34,970.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Anti-Crime Sales Tax Grant Fund, in acceptance of the 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant awarded to the Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force.
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ORDINANCE NO. 6083, May 11, 2026
INTRODUCED BY Venessa Huskey, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, by Ordinance 5883, dated October 7, 2024, the Legislature did accept the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, and Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grant (JAG) in the amount of $350,447.00, for the period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025; and,
WHEREAS, an additional $34,970.00 of grant funding is available, extending the grant period through August 31, 2026; and,
WHEREAS, the JAG program is administered by the Missouri Department of Public Safety; and,
WHEREAS, the grant proceeds will provide partial funding for the salaries of five detectives; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary to place the grant funds in the proper spending accounts; and,
WHEREAS, the County Executive recommends an appropriation; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer within and appropriation from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Anti-Crime Sales Tax Grant Fund be and hereby are made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
Anti-Crime Sales Tax Grant Fund
Jackson County Drug Task Force
008G-4151 45000 - Federal - Grant $34,970
008G- 9999 32810 -
Undesignated Fund Balance $34,970
32810 -
Undesignated Fund Balance $34,970
Jackson County Drug Task Force
008G-4151 56070 - Intergovernmental Agreements $34,970
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Executive and any and all other County officials be and hereby are authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to the acceptance of the extension of the 2024 JAG grant.
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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County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached ordinance, Ordinance No. 6083 introduced on May 11, 2026, was duly passed on _____________________________, 2026 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _________________ Nays _____________
Abstaining _____________ Absent ____________
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.
______________________ _______________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No. 6083.
_______________________ _______________________________
Date Phil LeVota, County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the sources indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 008G 4151 45000
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Crime Sales Tax Grant Fund
Jackson County Drug Task Force
Federal Grant
NOT TO EXCEED: $34,970.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 008G 9999
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Crime Sales Tax Grant Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $34,970.00
________________________ ________________________________
Date Phil LeVota, County Executive