IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $399,880.00 from the fund balance of the 2009 Grant Fund in acceptance of the Solving Cold Cases with DNA Grant from the U. S. Department of Justice.
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ORDINANCE #4092, March 9, 2009
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Garza Ruiz, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the U. S. Department of Justice has awarded the County a grant in the total amount of $399,880.00, to identify, review, and prioritize homicide and sexual assault cold case crimes in the County, for the period of October 1, 2008, to September 30, 2009; and,
WHEREAS, goals of the grant will be to assess the potential DNA testing, increase the number of violent offenders who are identified through DNA evidence, file charges in 100% of the cases tested by the lab and investigated by the police, and seek convictions, not simply "clear" cases through the identification of suspects; and,
WHEREAS, this grant requires no local matching funds; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary in order to place the grant funds in the appropriate spending accounts; 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 from the fund balance of the 2009 Grant Fund be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
010-4114 45761 - Increase Revenue $399,880
010-2810 Undesignated Fund Balance $399,880
010-2810 Undesignated Fund Balance $399,880
Grant Fund
Solving Cold Cases with DNA Grant
010-4114 55010 - Regular Salaries $249,034
010-4114 55040 - FICA $ 19,051
010-4114 55050 - Pension $ 35,587
010-4114 55060 - Health Insurance $ 74,610
010-4114 55070 - Unemployment Insurance $ 996
010-4114 55110 - Workers Compensation $ 3,735
010-4114 55150 - Long Term Disability $ 996
010-4114 56140 - Travel $ 4,174
010-4114 56360 - Life Insurance $ 45
010-4114 56750 - Education $ 4,500
010-4114 57601 - Computer/Printer $ 7,152
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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Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached Ordinance, Ordinance #4092 introduced on ,March 9, 2009, was duly passed on March 9, 2009 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 #4092.
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Date Michael D. Sanders, County Executive
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 010 2810
ACCOUNT TITLE: Grant Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $399,880.00
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Date Director of Finance and Purchasing