IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute cooperative agreements with certain organizations that provide assistance and services to homeless persons, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $198,000.00.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 22129, December 8, 2025
INTRODUCED BY Jalen Anderson, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, on June 4, 1991, the voters of Jackson County authorized the County Legislature to impose a $3.00 user fee on all instruments recorded with the County's Department of Records, the proceeds of which are to be used to provide funds for assistance and services to homeless persons; and,
WHEREAS, the County actually imposed said fee by Ordinance 1986, dated June 10, 1991; and,
WHEREAS, by enacting sections 9054. through 9059., Jackson County Code, 1984, the Legislature created the Housing Resources Commission is the designated agency of the County responsible for determining the allocation and distribution of funds earmarked for providing assistance and services to homeless persons; and,
WHEREAS, there was a Housing Resources Commission Board meeting held November 30, 2025, where it was determined an allocation of $198,000.00 be granted to certain organizations to fund services for homeless persons in Jackson County; and,
WHEREAS, the Commission desires to fund the organizations below in the amounts listed:
|
AGENCY |
AMOUNT |
|
Community Services League |
$11,000.00 |
|
Footprints |
$11,000.00 |
|
Hope Faith |
$11,000.00 |
|
Hope House |
$11,000.00 |
|
Rose Brooks |
$11,000.00 |
|
SAVE Inc. |
$11,000.00 |
|
Legal Aid of Western Missouri |
$11,000.00 |
|
LINC |
$11,000.00 |
|
Metropolitan Lutheran Ministries |
$11,000.00 |
|
River of Refuge |
$11,000.00 |
|
Sheffield Place |
$11,000.00 |
|
Mother’s Refuge |
$11,000.00 |
|
Operation Breakthrough |
$11,000.00 |
|
Hillcrest Ministries |
$11,000.00 |
|
New House |
$11,000.00 |
|
Reconciliation Services |
$11,000.00 |
|
ReStart |
$11,000.00 |
|
Salvation Army Crossroads |
$11,000.00 |
|
Total |
$198,000.00 |
and,
WHEREAS, the execution of cooperative agreements with these organizations in the amount indicated is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that the County Executive be, and hereby is, authorized to execute a cooperative agreements with these organization in the amounts indicated, for the purpose of providing assistance to homeless persons, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Finance and Purchasing be, and hereby is, authorized to make all payments, including final payments on these agreements.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________________
County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 22129 of December 8, 2025, was duly passed on December 8, 2025 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______8__________ Nays ______0_______
Abstaining _____0________ Absent _____1_______
______________________ _________________________________
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: 009 7001 56789
ACCOUNT TITLE: Marijuana Sales Tax Fund
Housing Resource Commission
Outside Agency Funding
NOT TO EXCEED: $198,000.00
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Date County Administration