IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $495,500.00 to the City of Oak Grove for the replacement of a bridge on White Road currently serving unincorporated Jackson County, from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 American Rescue Plan Fund.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5951, December 16, 2024
INTRODUCED BY Sean E. Smith, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, by Resolution 21769, dated October 14, 2024, the County Legislature implemented the method for the distribution of approximately $70.4 million in remaining Jackson County American Rescue Plan funds by the end of 2024; and,
WHEREAS, ARPA requires that these federal funds may be used only to cover expenses to respond to the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) or its negative impacts, including assistance to households, small businesses, and nonprofits, or aid to impacted industries such as tourism, travel and hospitality; to respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 public health emergency providing premium pay to eligible workers of the State, territory, or Tribal/local government that are performing such essential work, or by providing grants to eligible employers that have eligible workers who perform essential work; for the provision of government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue of such State, territory, or Tribal/local government due to COVID-19 public health emergency relative to revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year of the State, territory, or Tribal/local government prior to the emergency; and to make necessary investments in water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure; and incurred during the period from March 3, 2021 through December 31, 2026; and,
WHEREAS, ARPA funds must be obligated by December 31, 2024 and spent by December 31, 2026; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary in order to place the funds in the proper spending account; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriations be and herby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
ARPA - Undesignated Fund
050-9999 32810 -
Undesignated Fund Balance $495,500.00
City of Oak Grove, MO
050-0112 56070-
Intergovernmental Agreements $495,500.00
and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute Cooperative Agreements with the specified agencies, in the respective amount indicated, in forms to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the agreements; and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that in accordance with current U.S. Treasury Guidelines and under Chapter 10 of the County Code, under the titled section denoted as Competitive Bid Not Required subsection 1030.7 tax exempt organizations and agencies stating that, “competitive bidding shall not be required when funds are appropriated and a contract for services is or will be awarded by resolution or ordinance of the County Legislature to an organization or agency which is exempt from federal income taxation”; meaning all funded categories denoted as grant programs will utilize this mechanism for fast and vetted distribution of funds by the deadline.
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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County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached ordinance, Ordinance No. 5951 introduced on December 16, 2024, was duly passed on ___________________________, 2024 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______________ Nays _____________
Abstaining ___________ Absent ____________
Excused ____________
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.
____________________ ________________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No. 5951.
____________________ ________________________________
Date Frank White, Jr., County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 050 9999 32810
ACCOUNT TITLE: American Rescue Plan Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $495,500.00
______________________ _________________________________
Date Chief Administrative Officer