IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION transferring $1,023,821.00 from the 2023 General Fund and authorizing payments to cover costs to be incurred in connection with the November 7, 2023, special election.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 21444, October 23, 2023
INTRODUCED BY Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 5764, dated June 26, 2023, the Legislature did authorize a submission to the qualified voters of Jackson County a ballot question on the November 7, 2023 ballot regarding the imposition of a local use tax; and,
WHEREAS, the Jackson County and Kansas City Boards of Election Commissioners have requested advance payment of the costs they estimate they will incur in connection with the November 7, 2023, election; and,
WHEREAS, the estimated costs for the election are allocated proportionately based on the populations of jurisdictions which have placed ballot measures on the November 2023 ballot; and,
WHEREAS, the County will seek to reimburse itself for this expenditure from proceeds of the use tax question submitted at the election, if adopted by the voters; and,
WHEREAS, a transfer is necessary to cover the estimated election costs; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer within the 2023 General Fund be and hereby is made:
|
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION |
CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION |
FROM |
TO |
|
General Fund Contingency-State Mandated 3% 001-8003 |
56830 - Contingency |
$1,023,821 |
|
|
KCEB - General Election 001-5004 |
56071 - Election Board Expense |
|
$425,446 |
|
JCEB - General Election 001-5006 |
56071 - Election Board Expense |
|
$598,375 |
and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make the payments to the election boards specified in this resolution.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________________
County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No 21444 introduced on October 23, 2023, was duly passed on October 30, 2023 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: 001 8003 56830
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
Contingency - State Mandated 3%
Contingency
NOT TO EXCEED: $1,023,821.00
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: 001 5004 56071
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
KCEB General Election
Election Board Expense
NOT TO EXCEED: $425,446.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 5006 56071
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
JCEB General Election
Election Board Expense
NOT TO EXCEED: $598,375.00
__________________ ______________________________
Date Chief Administrative Officer