File #: 3628    Version: 0 Name: Funding of an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney position - Domestic Violence program.
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 4/25/2005 In control: County Legislature
On agenda: 4/25/2005 Final action: 4/25/2005
Title: AN ORDINANCE authorizing the County Executive to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Independence, MO, and the City of Lee's Summit, MO and the transfer to and appropriation of $17,750.00 from the unappropriated surplus of the 2005 Grant Fund in acceptance of grant funds awarded to those cities by the U.S. Department of Justice for the purpose of funding an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney position as part of the Coordinated Community Response to Domestic Violence program.
Sponsors: Rhonda Shoemaker
Indexes: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, GRANT FUND, MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, PROSECUTING ATTORNEY

IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

 

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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the County Executive to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Independence, MO, and the City of Lee's Summit, MO and the transfer to and appropriation of $17,750.00 from the unappropriated surplus of the 2005 Grant Fund in acceptance of grant funds awarded to those cities by the U.S. Department of Justice for the purpose of funding an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney position as part of the Coordinated Community Response to Domestic Violence program.

 

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ORDINANCE # 3628, April 25, 2005

 

INTRODUCED BY Rhonda L. Shoemaker,  County Legislator

 

 

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WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $7,282.00 to the City of Independence, MO and $2,913.00 to the City of Lee's Summit as part of the Coordinated Community Response to Domestic Violence program; and,

 

WHEREAS, the City of Independence, MO and the City of Lee's Summit, MO now desire to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the County to provide partial funding for a Jackson County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney position which will be assigned to domestic violence cases and to provide law enforcement training for case preparation; and,

 

WHEREAS, under the proposed memorandum of understanding incorporating, in part, the terms of 2004 agreements, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit A, the City of Independence, MO will provide 50% and the City of Lee's Summit, MO will provide 20% of the salary and benefits for this position commencing May 1, 2005; and,

 

WHEREAS, the grant period is for a two-year period and the first year of funding ends on September 30, 2005; and,

 

WHEREAS, matching funds from the County are required in the amount of $7,555.00; and,

 

WHEREAS, a transfer and appropriation are necessary in order to place the grant funds and matching funds in the proper spending accounts; and,

 

WHEREAS, the County Executive recommends this appropriation and transfer; now therefore,

 

BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer from the Prosecuting Attorney's 2005 General Fund budget and appropriation  from the unappropriated surplus of the 2005 Grant Fund be made:

DEPARTMENT/DIVISION                                          CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION                      FROM                        TO  

General Fund                                                               

Prosecuting Attorney                     

001-4101                     5010 - Regular Salary                      $7,555

 

Operating Transfers Out

001-9100                     6105 - Operating Transfers Out                                          $7,555

 

Grant Fund

                     Increase Revenue                     10,195

                     Operating Transfers In                        7,555

                     Unappropriated Surplus                                          17,750

                     Unappropriated Surplus                     17,750

Community Response to

  Domestic Violence

010-4167                     5010 - Regular Salaries                                          13,998

010-4167                     5040 - FICA                                            1,071

010-4167                     5050 - Pension                                               656

010-4167                     5060 - Insurance                                            2,025

 

and,

 

 

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute the proposed memorandum of understanding, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor, and any documents necessary to effect the award of said grant.

 

 

 

Enacted and Approved

Effective Date:  This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.

 

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

 

 

___________________________                                          _____________________________

Acting Chief Deputy County Counselor                                                                 County Counselor

 

                     I hereby certify that the attached Ordinance, Ordinance # 3628 introduced on April 25, 2005  was duly passed on ____________April 25 ______________, 2005  by the Jackson County Legislature.  The votes thereon were as follows:

 

                     Yeas _______7________                                          Nays ______0_______

 

                     Abstaining _____0______                                          Absent _____2_______

 

This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for her signature.

 

____________________                                          ________________________________

Date                                                                                                         Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature

 

I hereby approve the attached Ordinance # 3628.

 

____________________                                          ________________________________

Date                                                                                                         Katheryn J. Shields, County Executive

 

 

Fiscal Note

Funds sufficient for this transfer are available from the source indicated below.

 

ACCOUNT TITLE:                                          001-4101-5010

ACCOUNT NUMBER:                     General Fund

                                                                                    Prosecuting Attorney

                                                                                    Salary

NOT TO EXCEED:                                          $7,555.00

 

Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.

 

ACCOUNT TITLE:                                          001 2810

ACCOUNT NUMBER:                     Grant Fund

                                                                                    Unappropriated Surplus

NOT TO EXCEED:                                          $17,750.00

                                                                                    

______________________                                                               _________________________________

Date                                                                                                                              Director of the Department of Finance