IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a Cooperative Agreement with Paige Watson of Kansas City, MO, to serve as a victim advocate within the East Patrol Pilot Project, at a cost to the County not to exceed $38,000.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 19660, November 28, 2017
INTRODUCED BY Alfred Jordan, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, by Ordinance 4925, dated October 31, 2016, the Legislature did authorize the acceptance of the SMART Prosecution Grant received from the U.S. Department of Justice for use by the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office; and,
WHEREAS, the Smart Prosecution Initiative is a federal program designed to bring a strategic approach to criminal justice operations by using innovative applications of analysis, technology, and evidence-based practices with the goal of improving performance and effectiveness while containing costs; and,
WHEREAS, a portion of the grant is to be used to provide funding for a victim advocate for the East Patrol Pilot Project to assist with building relationships and trust within Kansas City’s most violent areas, for the period of December 11, 2017, through December 10, 2018; and,
WHEREAS, the Prosecuting Attorney recommends the execution of an agreement with Paige Watson to serve as a victim advocate within the SMART Prosecution Grant team at a cost to the County not to exceed $38,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, execution of this agreement is in the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute a Cooperative Agreement with Paige Watson of Kansas City, MO, to serve as a victim advocate, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the agreement.
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. 19660 of November 28, 2017, was duly passed on December 4, 2017 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
There is a balance otherwise unencumbered to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is chargeable and there is a cash balance otherwise unencumbered in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made each sufficient to provide for the obligation herein authorized.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 010 4110 56790
ACCOUNT TITLE: Grant Fund
SMART Prosecution Grant
Other Contractual
NOT TO EXCEED: $38,000.00
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Date Chief Financial Officer