IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a Program Agreement with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services for a tracking program for statistical reporting of opioid and violent deaths, for a fee payable to the County.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 21140, January 9, 2023
INTRODUCED BY Charlie Franklin, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, the Medical Examiner’s Office desires to continue to participate in the tracking program sponsored by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services for statistical reporting of opioid and violent deaths; and,
WHEREAS, the office’s participation in this program was originally authorized by Resolution 19490, dated May 22, 2017, and has been reauthorized since then; and,
WHEREAS, under the proposed Agreement, the County will be reimbursed for providing reports of opioid and violent deaths through August 31, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $32,500.00; and,
WHEREAS, the attached Program Agreement sets out the rights and obligations of each party participating in the program; and,
WHEREAS, execution of the attached Program Agreement with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is in the best interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute the attached Program Services Agreement with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
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. 21140 of January 9, 2023, was duly passed on January 23, 2023 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________9_________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0________ Absent _____0________
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature