Jackson County Missouri - File #: 21304

• File #: 21304
• Version: 0
• Name: Family Courts Connections program
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/8/2023
• In control: Justice and Law Enforcement Committee
• On agenda: 6/12/2023
• Final action: 6/26/2023
• Title: A RESOLUTION authorizing the Sheriff to execute a contract for services with the Family Court Division of the 16th Circuit Court of Missouri to provide deputies to assist with the Family Court's Connections supervised visitation program.
• Sponsors: Venessa Huskey
• Indexes: CONTRACT, FAMILY COURT DIVISION, SHERIFF
• Related files: 19645, 21529

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/26/2023	0	County Legislature	adopt	Pass
6/26/2023	0	County Legislature	Consent Agenda
6/26/2023	0	Justice and Law Enforcement Committee	recommend do pass	Pass
6/16/2023	0	County Legislature	Go To 2nd Meeting	Pass
6/13/2023	0	County Legislature	Go To 1st Meeting	Pass
6/12/2023	0	County Legislature	assign to committee

                     IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

Title

A RESOLUTION authorizing the Sheriff to execute a contract for services with the Family Court Division of the 16^th Circuit Court of Missouri to provide deputies to assist with the Family Court’s Connections supervised visitation program.

Intro

RESOLUTION NO. 21304, June 12, 2023

INTRODUCED BY Venessa Huskey, County Legislator

Body

 WHEREAS, the Jackson County Family Court Division’s Connections program is a collaborative effort between the Family Court Division and local law enforcement agencies in which officers facilitate visitation between children and non-custodial parties, as well as the safe exchange of children between parents or custodians for overnight visits; and,

WHEREAS, the Sheriff’s Office has partnered with the Family Court Division on the Connections program since 2018; and,

WHEREAS, the Sheriff’s Office proposes to continue this program under an updated agreement, which will increase the total compensation to the office from $38,000.00 to $44,992.00 and update the deputies’ hourly rate from $33.00 to $40.00; and,

WHEREAS, the deputies of the Sheriff’s Office will continue to be paid for their Connections program hours on the regular County payroll; and,

WHEREAS, the Sheriff recommends the execution of the attached Agreement with the Family Court Division for the Connections program; and,

WHEREAS, execution of this Agreement is in the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Sheriff be, and hereby is, authorized to execute the attached Agreement with the Family Court Division of the Circuit Court for the Connections Program.

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. 21304 of June 12, 2023, was duly passed on June 26, 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