IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION transferring $41,304.00 within the 2018 General Fund to restore monies for contractual services in the County Counselor’s Office that were eliminated in the 2018 Jackson County budget.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 19704, January 29, 2018
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 5062, dated December 6, 2017, the Legislature did establish certain Reserve Accounts for certain budget lines within the 2018 County budget; and,
WHEREAS, there are numerous disputes between the County Executive and the Legislature regarding the validity of Ordinance 5062, relating to its construction and interpretation, and multiple related issues; and,
WHEREAS, the County Counselor has requested this Resolution and approved it as to form, without waiving any previous position taken in the memorandum of the County Counselor dated December 22, 2017, regarding Ordinance 5062, and without waiving any position taken in other legal memorandums provided by the Office of the County Counselor; and,
WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes that funds identified as Reserve Funds for Legal Services in the adopted 2018 Budget are required to be designated for use by the County Counselor in order for the County Counselor to conduct the civil legal business of the County; and,
WHEREAS, the County Counselor has requested that the funds be posted to his office’s 2018 budget to restore salaries for vacant positions and contractual service funding critical to the office’s ability to conduct the County’s civil law business; and,
WHEREAS the Legislature agrees that funds described in this Resolution should be properly posted to certain contractual services budget line items in the County Counselor’s budget for calendar year 2018 by the County’s Finance and Purchasing Department; now therefore,
WHEREAS, the Legislature further agrees that it will transfer funds within the 2018 budget to the County Counselor in amounts sufficient to restore salaries for vacant positions in the office, upon receipt of notice that offers of such employment to fill such positions have been accepted; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer within the 2018 General Fund be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
General Fund
Reserve
001-8006 56835 - Reserve Operating $41,304
County Counselor
001-1101 56750 - Dues & Memberships $2,400
County Counselor
001-1101 56760 - Court Costs/ Investigations $28,904
County Counselor
001-1101 57020-
Reference Books/Publications $10,000
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 No. 19704 of January 29, 2018, was duly passed on January 29, 2018 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________8_________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0________ Absent _____1_______
______________________ ________________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this transfer are available from the sources indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 8006 56835
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
Reserve
Reserve - Operating
NOT TO EXCEED: $41,304.00
________________________ ________________________________
Date Chief Administrative Officer