IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the County Executive to execute an Agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission in connection with the Off-System Bridge Program for the Santa Fe Road Bridge Replacement, County Project No. 3133.
ORDINANCE NO. 4693, November 24, 2014,
INTRODUCED BY Bob Spence, County Legislator
WHEREAS, the Santa Fe Bridge over the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railroad, located approximately one-quarter mile south west of Historic Fort Osage in Sibley, Missouri, in unincorporated Jackson County, is eligible for replacement as part of the Off-System Bridge Program, which provides for reimbursement of 80 percent of the costs; and,
WHEREAS, the attached Agreement between Jackson County and the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) defines the obligations of each entity related to the design and construction of a new bridge over the BNSF Railroad in Sibley, Missouri; and,
WHEREAS, MHTC has requested that this authorization be adopted by Ordinance; and,
WHEREAS, execution of the attached Agreement is in the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute the attached Agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission for the Santa Fe Bridge Replacement, Project No. 3133.
Effective Date: This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached Ordinance, Ordinance No. 4693 introduced on November 24, 2014, was duly passed on November 24, 2014 2014 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. 4693.
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Date Michael D. Sanders, County Executive