IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $195,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 Delinquent Sales Tax Fund for the purpose of providing a retention stipend for the Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5897, November 4, 2024
INTRODUCED BY Venessa Huskey, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, in the effort to stabilize the staffing levels in the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office (JCPO) in preparation for the transition of the new Prosecutor, the current Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker would like to provide each employee with a one-time two percent retention stipend; and,
WHEREAS, the funding of the stipend would be drawn from the Prosecuting Attorney’s Delinquent Sales Tax Fund, which is designated for operational needs, staffing, and salary supplements for JCPO employees; and,
WHEREAS, the goal of the stipend is to minimize the number of current JCPO employees from leaving for other job opportunities during this transition, as this could pose a threat to public safety; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 Delinquent Sales Tax Fund be and hereby is made:
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DEPARTMENT/DIVISION |
CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION |
FROM |
TO |
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Pros. Atty Delinquient Sales Tax Fund 030-9999 |
56830 - Contingency |
$140,000 |
|
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Prosecuting Attorney 030-4101 |
58150 - Office Furniture & Fixtures 55010 - Regular Salaries |
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$55,000 $195,000 |
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing
be and hereby is authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to give effect
to the intent of this Resolution.
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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County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached Ordinance, Ordinance No.5897 introduced on November 4, 2024, was duly passed on November 18, 2024 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.
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No. 5897.
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Date Frank White Jr, County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the sources indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 030 9999 56830
ACCOUNT TITLE: Pros. Atty Delinquent Sales Tax Fund
Contingency
NOT TO EXCEED: $140,000.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 030 4101 58150
ACCOUNT TITLE: Pros. Atty Delinquent Sales Tax Fund
Prosecuting Attorney
Office Furniture & Fixtures
NOT TO EXCEED: $55,000.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer