IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the Prosecuting Attorney to execute an Agreement with Truman Medical Center, Inc., for Project RISE (Responsive Individualized Support and Early Intervention), funded by the County’s Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund for the 2019 fiscal year, at a cost to the County not to exceed $120,000.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20205, July 29, 2019
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater III, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Project RISE (Responsive Individualized Support and Early Intervention) will provide individualized support, interventions, and resources for nonfatal shooting victims and their families to heal suffering; and,
WHEREAS, Project RISE aims to refine, implement, evaluate, and coordinate a step-care model of intervention for nonfatal shooting victims within Jackson County that are presented to the emergency room department at Truman Medical Center, which will provide PTSD screening; and,
WHEREAS, after being released from Truman Medical Center, the victims and their families will provide information and services regarding the common trauma reactions to identify; and,
WHEREAS, the victims that request additional support services either with a group or on their own will be provided with Psychological First Aid (PFA), emotional support, ongoing assessment from clinicians, social workers, and survivor groups for up to three months post shooting; and,
WHEREAS, the voters of Jackson County, Missouri, renewed the anti-crime sales tax to provide funding for the fight against illegal drugs and violent crime in our community; and,
WHEREAS, the proceeds and interest generated from this tax are deposited in a special Jackson County Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund that is segregated and not commingled with the general fund or any other special funds of the County; and,
WHEREAS, the voters and the Legislature authorized the Jackson County COMBAT Commission, subject to approval by the Legislature, to contract with any organization or entity, whether public or private, which engages in community crime prevention activities, for the purpose of preventing drug use and drug-related and violent offenses; and,
WHEREAS, the Commission has recommended that the Prosecuting Attorney be authorized to execute an Agreement with Truman Medical Center engaged for Project RISE for the period July 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019; and,
WHEREAS, the execution of such an agreement is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Prosecuting Attorney be and hereby is authorized to execute an Agreement with Truman Medical Center Inc., Project RISE, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department 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:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 20205 of July 29, 2019, was duly passed on August 5, 2019 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______6__________ Nays _______0_______
Abstaining _____0________ Absent ______3______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
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: 008 4402 56005
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund
COMBAT Prevention
Community Crime Prevention
NOT TO EXCEED: $120,000.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer