IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $52,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Grant Fund, in acceptance of grant funds received by the Family Court Division from the State of Missouri Department of Social Services.
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ORDINANCE NO. 6141, October 5, 2026
INTRODUCED BY Venessa Huskey, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Family Court Division has been awarded a grant by State of Missouri,
Department of Social Services for the period of the 2026 budget year; and,
WHEREAS, the Division of Youth Services has authorized funds under this grant in the amount of $52,000.00 for the Parenting with Love and Limits Project; and,
WHEREAS, the Parenting with Love and Limits Project will combine parent education and group therapy programs with individual coaching sessions for adolescents and their parents; and,
WHEREAS, the purpose of this grant is to initiate and sustain mental health and trauma treatment by way of individual therapy for youth referred to Family Court; and,
WHEREAS, the grant does not require local matching funds; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary in order to place the additional grant funds in the proper spending account; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation be made from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Grant Fund:
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DEPARTMENT/DIVISION |
CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION |
FROM |
TO |
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Grant Fund |
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Family Court |
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010-2101 |
45300 - State - Grant |
$52,000 |
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9999 |
32810 - Undesignated Fund Balance |
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$52,000 |
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9999 |
32810 - Undesignated Fund Balance |
$52,000 |
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010-2101 |
56790 - Other Contractual Services |
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$52,000 |
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all County officials be and hereby are authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to give effect to said grant.
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. 6141 introduced on October 5, 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. 6141.
____________________ ________________________________
Date Phil LeVota, County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 010 2101 45300
ACCOUNT TITLE: Grant Fund
Family Court
State - Grant
NOT TO EXCEED: $52,000.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 010 9999 32810
ACCOUNT TITLE: Grant Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $52,000.00
______________________ _________________________________
Date Phil LeVota, County Executive