IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Prosecuting Attorney to execute an agreement with the Raytown C-2 School District for anti-drug and anti-violent crime treatment activities and purposes, at a cost to the County not to exceed $71,448.24.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20525, October 12, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater III, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the voters of Jackson County, Missouri, renewed the sales tax to provide funding for the fight against illegal drugs and violent crime in our community; and,
WHEREAS, the proceeds and interest generated from this tax are deposited in a special Jackson County Anti-Crime Sales Tax Trust Fund that is segregated and not commingled with the general fund or any other special funds of the County; and,
WHEREAS, the voters and the Legislature authorized the COMBAT Commission, subject to approval by the Legislature, to contract with any organization or entity, whether public or private, which engages in anti-drug and anti-violent crime treatment activities; and,
WHEREAS, the COMBAT Commission solicited proposals from community agencies seeking to provide anti-drug and anti-violent crime treatment activities and services; and,
WHEREAS, these proposals were evaluated by outside reviewers who made funding recommendations to the Commission; and,
WHEREAS, after review of the outside evaluators’ recommendations, the COMBAT Commission has recommended that the Prosecuting Attorney be authorized to execute an agreement with The Raytown C-2 School District for anti-drug and anti-violent crime treatment activities for services from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020; and,
WHEREAS, the execution of this agreement for the services of the Raytown C-2 School District, is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that Prosecuting Attorney be and is hereby authorized to execute an agreement with the Raytown C-2 School District for anti-drug and anti-violent crime treatment activities and purposes, at a cost to the County not to exceed $71,448.24, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and is hereby authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the agreement.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 20525 of October 12, 2020, was duly passed on October 19, 2019 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________8_________ Nays _______0_______
Abstaining ______0_______ Absent _______1_____
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
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: 008 4404 56789
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund
COMBAT Treatment
Outside Agency Funding
NOT TO EXCEED: $71,449.00
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Date Interim Chief Administrative Officer