IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $32,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund and authorizing the Prosecuting Attorney to execute an agreement with a certain outside agency which is engaged in anti-crime, anti-violence, drug prevention and treatment activities, at a cost to the County not to exceed $32,000.00.
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ORDINANCE NO. 6109, July 20, 2026
INTRODUCED BY Venessa Huskey, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the voters of Jackson County, Missouri, renewed the Anti-Crime sales tax in 2016 to provide funding for the fight against illegal drugs and violent crime in our community; and,
WHEREAS, the proceeds and interest generated from this tax are deposited in a special Jackson County Anti-Crime Sales Trust Fund that is segregated and not co-mingled with the general fund or any other special funds of the County; and,
WHEREAS, the voters and the Legislature authorized the Prosecuting Attorney, subject to approval by the Legislature, to contract with any organization or entity, whether public or private, which engages in anti-violent crime and anti-drug treatment and prevention activities and law enforcement school-based initiatives; and,
WHEREAS, the COMBAT Commission solicited proposals from community and police agencies seeking to provide anti-crime, anti-violence and anti-drug prevention and treatment activities and law enforcement school-based initiatives; and,
WHEREAS, the COMBAT Commission has recommended that the Prosecuting Attorney be authorized to execute an agreement with an outside agency for services to be provided from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2026, as set out below:
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Prevention Programs |
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Organization/Agency |
Amount ($) |
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Urban Rangers |
32,000.00 |
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Total Recommended Expenditures |
$32,000.00 |
and,
WHEREAS, the execution of an agreement for the services of this agency, in the amount indicated, is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer within the 2026 Anti-Crime Sales Tax fund be and hereby is made:
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DEPARTMENT/DIVISON |
CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION |
FROM |
TO |
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Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund |
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|
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008 - 9999 |
32810 - Undesignated Fund Balance |
$32,000 |
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COMBAT Programming |
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008-4407 |
56005 - Community Crime Prevention |
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$32,000 |
and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Prosecuting Attorney be and hereby is authorized to execute an agreement with the outside agency listed above, in the amount indicated, in forms to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing be and is hereby authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the agreement.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached ordinance, Ordinance No. 6109 introduced on July 20, 2026, was duly passed on ______________________, 2026 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______________ Nays _______________
Abstaining ___________ Absent _____________
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.
____________________ ________________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No. 6109.
____________________ ________________________________
Date Phil LeVota, County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 008 9999 32810
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $32,000.00
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: 008 4407 56005
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund
COMBAT Programming
Community Crime Prevention
NOT TO EXCEED: $32,000.00
________________________ ________________________________
Date Phil LeVota, County Executive