IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $26,489.27 from the fund balance of the 2010 General Fund to cover the costs of additional postage expenses in the Circuit Court during the 2009 fiscal year.
Intro
ORDINANCE #4189, February 1, 2010
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, by Resolution 15672, dated October 24, 2005, the County awarded a twelve-month term and supply contract for the furnishing of outgoing mail services for use by the Finance and Purchasing Department to Mail Solutions, Inc., of North Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 20-04, through an existing government contract; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 16071, dated November 13, 2006, the County did enter into three twelve-month extensions of the contract, commencing November 30, 2006, under the terms and conditions of Bid No. 20-04; and,
WHEREAS, the County was notified that Mail Solutions, Inc., went out of business in November 2009, after the County already submitted pre-payment for the balance of the year; and,
WHEREAS, the County Counselor's Office immediately filed suit to recover the funds prepaid to Mail Solutions, Inc.; and,
WHEREAS, a short term solution provided mail services for November and December, but with an increased expense of $26,489.27; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary to cover this cost; and,
WHEREAS, the County Executive recommends said appropriation; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
General Fund
001-2810 Undesignated Fund Balance $26,489.27
001-3001 56110 - Postage $26,489.27
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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Deputy/Assistant County Counselor Acting County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached Ordinance, Ordinance #4189, introduced on February 1, 2010, was duly passed on February 8, 2010 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______8________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining ______0_____ Absent _____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 #4189.
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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: 001 2810
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $26,489.27
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Date Director of Finance & Purchasing