IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $470,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2013 Special Road and Bridge Fund and authorizing the County Executive to execute a commercial real estate sales contract with Blue River - Kansas City Baptist Association, for the purchase of property located at 4001 NE Lakewood Way, Lee's Summit, MO, to serve as the new headquarters for the Sheriff's Office, at an actual cost to the County not to exceed $920,000.00.
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ORDINANCE NO. 4566, September 16, 2013
INTRODUCED BY James D. Tindall and Dan Tarwater, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, the current County budget contains funds in the amount of $750,000.00 designated for the remodeling of the existing Sheriff's Office's headquarters; and,
WHEREAS, prior to the start of renovation, it was determined that a building located at 4001 NE Lakewood Way, Lee's Summit, MO, is well-suited for use as a new headquarters for the Sheriff's Office; and,
WHEREAS, the County's retained real estate agent has negotiated a purchase price of $920,000.00 for this property; and
WHEREAS, a portion of budgeted funds will be used for construction of additional parking space and minor improvements to the facility; and,
WHEREAS, if this purchase is approved, the existing Sheriff's headquarters would be used to house the Park Ranger Unit of the Parks + Rec Department; and,
WHEREAS, this purchase is the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County, and,
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary to place a portion of the funds required for this acquisition in the appropriate spending account; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation from the fund balance of the 2013 Special Road and Bridge Fund be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
Special Road and Bridge Fund
Non-Departmental
004-2810 Undesignated Fund Balance $470,000
004-5104 58020 - Buildings & Improvements $470,000
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive is authorized to execute a commercial real estate contract for the purchase of property located at 4001 NE Lakewood Way, Lee's Summit, MO, in the amount of $920,000.00, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor, substantially similar to that attached; and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the aforementioned purchase be and hereby is authorized, and that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the contract.
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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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached Ordinance, Ordinance No. 4566 introduced on September 16, 2013, was duly passed on September 16, 2013 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________8_______ Nays _______0______
Abstaining ____0_______ Absent ______0______ Excused______1_______
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. 4566.
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Date Michael D. Sanders, County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 004 2810
ACCOUNT TITLE: Special Road and Bridge Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $470,000.00
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: 004 5104 58020
ACCOUNT TITLE: Special Road and Bridge Fund
Non-Departmental
Buildings and Improvements
NOT TO EXCEED: $920,000.00
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Date Director of the Department of Finance