IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION transferring $230,266.00 within the 2012 Special Road and Bridge Fund and authorizing the County Executive to execute an Agreement with the Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance for the furnishing of a transit education initiative, at a cost to the County not to exceed $230,266.00.
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RESOLUTION #17884, April 23, 2012
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Jackson County, the City of Kansas City, the Mid-America Regional Council, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, and certain other municipalities throughout the County are supporting the development of a regional rail system that would connect downtown Kansas City with certain commuter corridors; and,
WHEREAS, the Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance is a non-profit organization formed to educate the public on transit options and is therefore an appropriate entity to undertake the coordination of a transit education effort that will inform the general public regarding the merits of public transit, including easing the burden on the County's roads and bridges; and,
WHEREAS, an Agreement with the Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance to provide for these services is in the best interest of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; and,
WHEREAS, a transfer is necessary to fund this education initiative; 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 2012 Special Road and Bridge Fund:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER DESCRIPTION FROM TO
Special Road and Bridge Fund
Non-Departmental
004-5104 56080 - Other Professional Srvs $230,266
004-5104 56790 - Other Contractual Srvs $230,266
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute an Agreement, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor, with the Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance, at a cost to the County not to exceed $230,266.00; 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 #17884 of April 23, 2012, was duly passed on May 7, 2012 by the Jackson County Legislature.
The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______9__________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining ___0__________ Absent _____0_______
______________________ _______________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this transfer are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 004 5104 56080
ACCOUNT TITLE: Special Road and Bridge Fund
Non-Departmental
Other Professional
NOT TO EXCEED: $230,266.00
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: 004 5104 56790
ACCOUNT TITLE: Special Road and Bridge Fund
Non-Departmental
Other Contractual Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $230,266.00
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Date Director of Finance and Purchasing