IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI 
 
 
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AN ORDINANCE transferring $3,920.00 within the 2017 Special Road and Bridge Fund, appropriating $9,650.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2017 Grant Fund, and authorizing the County Executive to execute a Program Agreement with the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission in acceptance of the Blueprint for Safer Roadways Program grant, and authorizing the Director of Finance and Purchasing to accept the donation of a police interceptor vehicle received from the City of Independence Police Department in connection with the grant program.
 
 
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ORDINANCE NO. 5053, November 20, 2017
 
INTRODUCED BY Alfred Jordan, County Legislator
 
 
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 WHEREAS, the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission has awarded the Sheriff’s Office a grant in the amount of $5,730.00 for the Missouri Blueprint for Safer Roadways Program grant; and,
 
WHEREAS, under the Blueprint for Safer Roadways Program, the Sheriff’s Office’s Traffic Unit will participate in the “Choose Your Ride” and “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaigns; and,
 
WHEREAS, said campaigns will utilize a marked vehicle with signage and logos from partner agencies and illustrate the financial implications of an average taxi ride versus the average defense costs of a DWI arrest; and,
 
WHEREAS, the City of Independence will donate a police interceptor vehicle to be used for this educational program; and,
 
WHEREAS, a transfer and appropriation are necessary to place the grant funds and matching funds required for this campaign in the appropriate spending accounts; now therefore,
 
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer within the 2017 Special Road and Bridge Fund and appropriation from the undesignated fund balance of the 2017 Grant Fund be and hereby are made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION                                          CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION                      FROM                        TO 
Special Road and Bridge Fund
Sheriff
 
004-4201                                                                                    56798 - Grant Match                                          $3,920
004-9100                                                                                     56105 - Operating Transfers Out                                              $3,920
 
Grant Fund
Choose Your Ride
 
010-4279                                                                                    47070 - Operating Transfers In                     $3,920
010-4279                                                                                    45902 - Increase Revenues                     $5,730
 
010-2810                                                                                    Undesignated Fund Balance                                               $9,650
010-2810                                                                                    Undesignated Fund Balance                     $9,650
 
010-4279                                                                                    55010 - Regular Salaries                                                                    $2,520
010-4279                                                                                    56080 - Other Professional Services                          $  200
010-4279                                                                                    56230 - Printing                                                                                         $  500
010-4279                                                                                    56530 - Auto Maintenance & Repair                          $  700
010-4279                                                                                    57110 - Gasoline                                                                                         $  700
010-4279                                                                                    57400 - Signs & Markers                                                                    $4,330
010-4279                                                                                    58170 - Other Equipment                                                                    $  700
and,
 
 
 
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute the attached Program Agreement with the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission and any other documents required to give effect to this Ordinance; and,
 
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to accept the donation of a police interceptor vehicle received from the City of Independence Police Department.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date:  This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive. 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
 
 
______________________________                                                ________________________________ 
Chief Deputy County Counselor                                                                County Counselor
 
                     I hereby certify that the attached ordinance, Ordinance No. 5053 introduced on November 20, 2017, was duly passed on November 20, 2017 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.
 
 
____________________                                                                                    ________________________________ 
Date                                                                                                                                                   Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature 
 
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No. 5053.
 
 
____________________                                                                                    ________________________________ 
Date                                                                                                                                                   Frank White, Jr., County Executive
 
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.
 
ACCOUNT NUMBER:                     010                     2810
ACCOUNT TITLE:                                          Grant Fund
                                                                                    Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED:                                          $9,650.00                                          
                     
 
________________________                                                               _______________________________
Date                                                                                                                                                   Chief Financial Officer