IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION transferring $40,000.00 within the 2019 Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund for the purpose of funding the Family Court’s Night Light Program.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 20185, June 17, 2019
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater III, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, chapter 93 of the County Code authorizes the County to award contracts for services for the purpose of providing substance abuse treatment, prevention, and other anti-drug and anti-violence initiatives in the community; and,
WHEREAS, the Jackson County Family Court Night Light Program is designed to address serious and potentially violent juvenile offenders who are either under pre-adjudication supervision, on probation, or re-entering the community from residential placement; and,
WHEREAS, the Family Court’s Night Light Program’s goals are to hold youth accountable for their actions, reduce delinquent behavior, encourage sound social decision-making behavior, and reduce illegal substance abuse; and,
WHEREAS, COMBAT funding of this program provides critical afterhours monitoring conducted by the juvenile probation officer and a member of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office that supports the prevention programming offered by the Family Court; and,
WHEREAS, the Jackson County Family Court Night Light program has been shown to be effective in reducing recidivism; and,
WHEREAS, a transfer within the Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund is necessary to place the required funds in the proper spending account; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer be made within the 2019 Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund
008-4402 56005- Comm. Crime Prevention $40,000
Family Court
008-2101 56790- Other Contractual Svc $40,000
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. 20185 of June 17, 2019, was duly passed on June 24, 2019 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
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this transfer are available from the sources indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 008 4402 56005
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund
Prevention
Community Crime Prevention
NOT TO EXCEED: $40,000.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer