IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $7,000,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2020 CARES Act Fund to reimburse the County for regular salary and overtime costs incurred by the Department of Corrections from March 1, 2020, to December 30, 2020, in its role as first responder and emergency service provider for the residents of Jackson County, and expressing the intent of the Legislature to use County General Fund and Health Fund monies for other pandemic-related costs including Health Department building needs after January 1, 2021.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5477, December 21, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Cass Galvin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, U.S. President Donald J. Trump, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, and County Executive Frank White, Jr., have all declared, in one form or another, the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic to be a public health emergency; and,
WHEREAS, the County, through its various efforts, plays a significant role in the public health of its citizens and employees; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriate response by the County to this emergency will require significant expenditures from the County CARES Act Fund, which consists of monies provided by the U.S. Treasury for this purpose; and,
WHEREAS, the funding provided by this Ordinance will be used to reimburse the County for first responder costs in dealing with the pandemic in the way of salaries and benefits of associates in the Department of Corrections; and,
WHAERAS, it is the intent of the Legislature to identify and cover all needs and costs necessary in connection with the fight against the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, including building costs to house the Jackson County Health Department after January 1, 2021, with monies appropriated from the undesignated fund balance of the 2021 General Fund and 2021 Health Fund; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
CARES Act Fund
040-9999 32810-
Undesignated Fund Balance $7,000,000
Corrections
040-2701 55010- Regular Salaries $3,625,555
040-2701 55030- Overtime Salaries $1,219,808
040-2701 55040- FICA Taxes $ 349,010
040-2701 55050- Pension Contribution $ 730,118
040-2701 55060- Insurance Benefits $ 949,648
040-2701 55063- Insurance Admin Fee $ 125,328
040-2701 55110- Workmen’s Comp. $ 533
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Legislature expresses its intent to pay for costs necessary in connection with the fight against the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, including building costs to house the Jackson County Health Department after January 1, 2021, with monies appropriated from the undesignated fund balance of the 2021 General Fund and 2021 Health Fund; and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that, if the U.S. Congress finally adopts legislation extending the deadline for the expenditure of CARES Act funds beyond December 30, 2020, this Ordinance shall not take effect.
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Effective Date: This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive, subject to the provisions of the last of the last paragraph of the ordinance.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached ordinance, Ordinance No. 5477 introduced on December 21, 2020, was duly passed on December 21, 2020 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______9_________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0______ Absent _____0________
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No. 5477.
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Date Frank White, Jr., County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 040 9999 32810
ACCOUNT TITLE: CARES Act Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $7,000,000.00
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Date Interim Chief Administrative Officer