IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION transferring $502,501.00 within the 2023 General Fund and authorizing payments in the aggregate amount of $502,501.00 to cover costs incurred in connection with the April 4, 2023, special election.
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RESOLUTION NO. 21198, March 14, 2023
INTRODUCED BY Megan L. Marshall, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Jackson County and Kansas City Boards of Election Commissioners have requested advance payment of the costs they estimate they will incur in connection with the April 4, 2023, special election; and,
WHEREAS, estimated costs for the election, $266,651.00 for the Kansas City Board and $235,850.00 for the Jackson County Board, are allocated proportionately based on the populations of jurisdictions which have placed ballot measures on the April 2023 ballot; and,
WHEREAS, the County will seek to reimburse itself for this expenditure from proceeds of the sales tax question submitted at the election, if adopted by the voters; and,
WHEREAS, if approved, sales tax collections will begin October 1, 2023; and,
WHEREAS, a transfer is necessary to cover the estimated election costs; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer within the 2023 General Fund be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
General Fund
3% State Mandated Contingency
001-8003 56830- Contingency $502,501
KCEB Primary Election
001-5003 56071- Election Board Expense $266,651
JCEB Primary Election
001-5005 56071- Election Board Expense $235,850
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make the payments to the election boards specified in this Resolution.
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. 21198 of March 14, 2023, was duly passed on _________________________________, 2023 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ___________________ Nays ___________________
Abstaining _______________ Absent __________________
______________________ _______________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this transfer are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 8003 56830
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
3% State Mandated Contingency
Contingency
NOT TO EXCEED: $502,501.00
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: 001 5003 56071
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
KCEB Primary Election
Election Board Expense
NOT TO EXCEED: $266,651.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 5005 56071
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
JCEB Primary Election
Election Board Expense
NOT TO EXCEED: $235,850.00
_________________ ________________________________
Date Chief Administrative Officer