IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $500,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2021 CARES Act Fund to allow for allocation to food banks and other food providers in Jackson County to ensure that food insecurity is minimized in the wake of the full economic impact of the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic and authorizing the County Administration to solicit proposals from outside agencies to assist in mitigating that need.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5483, January 25, 2021
INTRODUCED BY Charlie Franklin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, former U.S. President Donald J. Trump, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, and County Executive Frank White, Jr., have all declared, in one form or another, the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic to be a public health emergency; and,
WHEREAS, the County, through its various efforts, plays a significant role in the public health of its citizens and employees; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriate response by the County to this emergency will require significant expenditures from the County CARES Act Fund, which consists of monies provided by the U.S. Treasury for this purpose; and,
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 5371, dated June 22, 2020, the Legislature authorized a contract in the amount of $500,000.00 with Harvesters- The Community Food Network of Kansas City, MO, to begin the process of ensuring that food insecurity is minimized in the wake of the full economic impact in connection with the fight against the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 5420, dated October 5, 2020, the Legislature authorized contracts in the total amount of $170,000.00 with the Community Services League of Independence, MO, and One Good Meal of Lee’s Summit, MO, to continue the process of ensuring that food insecurity is minimized; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 20535, dated October 19, 2020, the Legislature authorized contracts with sixteen additional community agencies in the aggregate amount of $543,700.00 to continue the work of minimizing food insecurity; and,
WHEREAS, under this Ordinance the Country Administration will again solicit and receive proposals from outside agencies to further address food insecurity issues with the appropriation of these funds; 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
CARES Act Fund
040-9999 32810-
Undesignated Fund Balance $500,000
Food Insecurity
040-1526 56789-
Outside Agency Funding $500,000
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Administration hereby is authorized and requested to solicit proposals from interested outside agencies to address food insecurity needs in the County; and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Legislature shall consider the award of contracts to outside agencies as recommended by the Administration to continue to address food insecurity issues in the County.
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. 5483 introduced on January 25, 2021, was duly passed on January 25, 2021 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. 5483.
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Date Frank White, Jr., County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 040 9999 32810
ACCOUNT TITLE: CARES Act Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $500,000.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer