IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $44,811.11 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2013 Self-Insurance Fund in acceptance of final settlement payment of insurance proceeds from Traveler's Insurance to cover property damage at Truman Medical Center's Lakewood facility resulting from a break in the chiller system and authorizing the Director of Finance and Purchasing to issue a check to Truman Medical Center in the amount of $44,811.11.
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ORDINANCE NO. 4528, May 13, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett and Dennis Waits, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, Jackson County provides property insurance through Traveler's Insurance for the Truman Medical Center Lakewood (TMC) facility; and,
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 4394, dated February 21, 2012, the Legislature did authorize an initial partial payment of insurance proceeds in the amount of $50,000.00 to TMC to cover the cost of property damage due to a break in its chiller system; and,
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 4403, dated April 2, 2012, the Legislature did authorize an additional partial payment for this loss in the amount of $51,468.60; and,
WHEREAS, Traveler's Insurance has issued it final payment for this loss in the amount of $44,811.11; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary to place the insurance proceeds in the proper spending account; and,
WHEREAS, the County Executive recommends said appropriation; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation be made from the undesignated fund balance of the 2013 Self-Insurance Fund:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
Self-Insurance Fund
Non-Departmental
060-9999 47045 - Settlements & Jdgmts $44,811
060-2810 Undesignated Fund Balance $44,811
060-2810 Undesignated Fund Balance $44,811
060-5160 56720 - Settlements & Jdgmts $44,811
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to issue a check in the amount of $44,811.11 to Truman Medical Center Lakewood; and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all County officials be and hereby are authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to give legal effect to this partial settlement.
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. 4528 introduced on May 13, 2013, was duly passed on May 13, 2013 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _________8______ Nays _____0_______
Abstaining _____0______ Absent ____0________ Excused_____1______
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. 4528.
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Date Michael D. Sanders, County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 060 2810
ACCOUNT TITLE: Self-Insurance Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $44,811.11
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Date Director of the Department of Finance