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 2020 CARES Act Fund and awarding a contract to Harvester’s− The Community Food Network of Kansas City, MO, for the purpose of insuring 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.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5371, June 22, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Cass Galvin, Ronald E. Finley, and Crystal Williams, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, 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, Harvester’s− The Community Food Network of Kansas City, MO, has submitted a proposal to address food insecurity in the County brought on by the economic recession triggered by COVID-19 pandemic, at a cost to the County not to exceed $500,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, the County Executive and County Administrator recommend the funding of this proposal; 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
Harvester’s
040-8002 56789-Outside Agency Funding $500,000
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute a contract with Harvester’s− The Community Food Network of Kansas City, MO, to provide the services described in this Ordinance
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. 5371 introduced on June 22, 2020, was duly passed on July 13, 2020 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. 5371.
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Date Frank White, Jr., County Executive
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
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: 040 8002 56789
ACCOUNT TITLE: CARES Act Fund
Harvester’s
Outside Agency Funding
NOT TO EXCEED: $500,000.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer