IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Prosecuting Attorney to execute agreements with certain outside agencies which are engaged in anti-crime and anti-violence prevention activities and purposes, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $2,220,695.13.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20366, February 3, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater III, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the voters of Jackson County, Missouri, renewed the sales tax to provide funding for the fight against illegal drugs and violent crime in our community; and,
WHEREAS, the proceeds and interest generated from this tax are deposited in a special Jackson County Anti-Crime Sales Tax Trust Fund that is segregated and not commingled with the general fund or any other special funds of the County; and,
WHEREAS, the voters and the Legislature authorized the COMBAT Commission, subject to approval by the Legislature, to contract with any organization or entity, whether public or private, which engages in anti-crime and anti-violence prevention activities and purposes; and,
WHEREAS, the COMBAT Commission solicited proposals from community agencies seeking to provide anti-crime and anti-violence prevention activities and services; and,
WHEREAS, these proposals were evaluated by outside experts who made funding recommendations to the Commission; and,
WHEREAS, after review of the outside evaluators’ recommendations, the COMBAT Commission has recommended that the Prosecuting Attorney be authorized to execute agreements with certain outside agencies engaged in anti-crime and anti-violence prevention activities and purposes for services from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020; as set out below:
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COMBAT Prevention Agency |
AMOUNT |
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Ad Hoc Group Against Crime |
$ 260,000.00 |
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Blue Springs School District |
49,220.00 |
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Boys & Girls Club |
64,000.00 |
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Bridge Leadership Academy |
60,000.00 |
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Calvary Community Outreach Network |
58,700.00 |
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Center for Conflict Resolution |
77,000.00 |
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Child Protection Center |
102,000.00 |
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City of Blue Springs |
24,000.00 |
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City of Kansas City Municipal Court |
60,000.00 |
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Community Network for Behavioral Health Care |
32,000.00 |
|
Community Services League |
65,000.00 |
|
Crittenton (Lion’s Quest Skills for Action) |
43,016.00 |
|
Della Lamb |
24,000.00 |
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Eastern Jackson County Youth Court |
62,795.00 |
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First Call |
32,000.00 |
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Foster Adopt Connect |
26,000.00 |
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Girl Scouts |
10,000.00 |
|
Goodwill |
32,000.00 |
|
Independence School District |
45,000.00 |
|
Independence Youth Court |
87,000.00 |
|
Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council |
53,700.00 |
|
Kansas City Chamber Foundation |
32,000.00 |
|
Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey |
19,200.00 |
|
Kansas City Metropolitan Crime Commission |
13,900.00 |
|
Kansas City Mothers in Charge |
94,750.00 |
|
Kansas City Youth Court |
32,000.00 |
|
Lee’s Summit CARES |
48,000.00 |
|
Legal Aid |
32,765.34 |
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Mind Drive Up |
30,000.00 |
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Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA) |
60,769.79 |
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New House |
12,000.00 |
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Operation Breakthrough |
47,379.00 |
|
Reconciliation Services |
28,000.00 |
|
ReDiscover |
64,000.00 |
|
Rose Brooks Center |
48,000.00 |
|
Sisters in Christ |
120,480.00 |
|
Synergy |
80,000.00 |
|
Twelfth Street Heritage |
48,000.00 |
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United Inner City Services |
27,520.00 |
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Westside Housing |
32,000.00 |
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Whatsoever |
45,000.00 |
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Youth Ambassadors |
37,500.00 |
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TOTAL |
$ 2,220,695.13 |
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and,
WHEREAS, the execution of agreements for the services of these agencies, in the amounts indicated, is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Prosecuting Attorney be and hereby is authorized to execute agreements with the outside agencies listed above, in the respective amounts indicated, in forms to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and is hereby authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the agreements.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_______________________________ _____________________________
Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 20366 of February 3, 2020, was duly passed on February 17, 2020 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______8___________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0________ Absent _____1_______
______________________ ______________________________
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: 008 4402 56005
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund
COMBAT Prevention
Community Crime Prevention
NOT TO EXCEED: $2,260,696.00
________________________ ________________________________
Date Director of Finance and Purchasing