IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a proposed Intergovernmental Cooperative Agreement with the cities of Blue Springs, Grandview, Independence, Kansas City, and Raytown as a condition precedent to an application for a Justice Assistance Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice in the total amount of $1,032,422.00 for the purposes stated therein.
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RESOLUTION # 15466, April 18, 2005
INTRODUCED BY Rhonda L. Shoemaker, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the County and the City of Blue Springs, the City of Grandview, the City of Independence, the City of Kansas City, and the City of Raytown are required by federal law to enter into an Intergovernmental Cooperative Agreement as a condition precedent to applying for a Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) from the U.S. Department of Justice totaling $1,032,422.00; and,
WHEREAS, under the terms of the proposed agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit A, the County shall act as the fiscal agent for this grant and establish a trust fund upon receipt of the grant for distribution of the grant funds to the aforementioned cities; and,
WHEREAS, under the proposed agreement, the JAG award of $1,032,422.00 would be distributed as follows:
CITY/COUNTY PROJECT/PROGRAMS AMOUNT
City 1 Blue Springs $20,000.00
Community/Youth Drug Awareness Project &
Technology Upgrade for Policy Planning
and Evaluation
City 2 Grandview 20,000.00
Purchase of Law Enforcement - Related Equipment
City 3 Independence 100,000.00
Purchase of Law Enforcement - Related Equipment
City 4 Kansas City
Crime Laboratory Upgrade Expansion Program 440,000.00
Crime Prevention - KC Safe Program 100,000.00
and Center for Community Solutions
City 5 Raytown 20,000.00
Technology Improvement
County Jackson County 332,422.00
Jackson County Drug Court Salaries
$1,032,422.00
and,
WHEREAS, the proposed agreement and grant application are in the best interest of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of the County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute the proposed Intergovernmental Cooperative Agreement with the City of Blue Springs, the City of Grandview, the City of Independence, the City of Kansas City, and the City of Raytown for the purpose of applying for a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice totaling $1,032,422.00.
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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Acting Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #15466 of April 18, 2005 was duly passed on _____April 18
_______________, 2005 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