IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing an extension to the Jackson County Disproportionate Minority Contract Coordinator grant awarded by the Missouri Department of Public Safety.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 20355, January 21, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Charlie Franklin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, by Ordinance 5234, dated June 3, 2019, the Family Court Division accepted funds for its Jackson County Disproportionate Minority Contract (DMC) Coordinator project, awarded by the Missouri Department of Public Safety; and,
WHEREAS, the goal of this program is to provide a DMC Coordinator who will oversee the Jackson County DMC initiative to examine potential disproportionate minority disparities in the justice continuum and implement data-based prevention and system improvement strategies to reduce identified disparities in treatment of system-involved youth; and,
WHEREAS, the Family Court Division now recommends an extension to this grant; and,
WHEREAS, this extension will provide for continued funding for the DMC Coordinator position through the new expiration date of September 30, 2020, at no cost to the County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the grant period for the Missouri Department of Public Safety’s grant for the DMC Coordinator project be extended through September 30, 2020, as recommended by the Family Court Division.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 20355 introduced on January 21, 2020, was duly passed on January 27, 2020 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______9_________ Nays ______0_______
Abstaining _____0______ Absent _____0_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature