IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $2,495,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of General Fund, appropriating $45,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the Park Fund, appropriating $12,285,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the County Improvement Fund, and appropriating $590,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the Park Enterprise Fund and authorizing the County Executive to execute Cooperative Agreements to fund infrastructure projects with certain municipalities within Jackson County in an amount not to exceed $15,415,000.00.
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ORDINANCE NO. 6092, June 1, 2026
INTRODUCED BY Manual Abarca IV and Jalen Anderson, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, enacted by the U.S. Congress, provided financial support to local governments responding to the public health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; and,
WHEREAS, Jackson County received a total allocation of $136,551,645.00 in ARPA funds; and,
WHEREAS, ARPA funds were obligated by December 31, 2024, and will be fully expended by December 31, 2026, with strict adherence to federal requirements for eligibility; and,
WHEREAS, on December 18, 2024 the Jackson County Legislature adopted Ordinance 5955, obligating those funds and ordained that fifty percent (50%) of the future funds recouped from ARPA revenues would be exclusively obligated to Jackson County infrastructure needs; and,
WHEREAS, while traditionally this process has referred to these funds as “ARPA funds” the funds allocated with this resolution come directly from various County revenue and are not ARPA funds; and,
WHEREAS, should any receiving agency or municipality fail to timely provide all requested documentation and/or fail to comply with state law or County Code related to the distribution, they shall be subject to return of funds to be reallocated to other agencies or municipalities; and,
WHEREAS, appropriations are necessary 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 made from the undesignated fund balances of the 2026 General Fund, Park Fund, County Improvement Fund, and Park Enterprise Fund:
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DEPARTMENT/DIVISION |
CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION |
FROM |
TO |
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General Fund |
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|
|
|
001-9999 |
32810 - Undesignated Fund Balance |
$2,495,000 |
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|
County Executive’s Office |
|
|
|
|
001-1001 |
56070 - Intergovernmental Agreements |
|
$1,735,000 |
|
Facilities Management - Truman Courthouse |
|
|
|
|
001-1206 |
58020 - Buildings & Improvements |
|
$350,000 |
|
City of Blue Springs |
|
|
|
|
001-1546 |
56070 - Intergovernmental Agreements |
|
$250,000 |
|
Parks - Operations |
|
|
|
|
001-1602 |
56732 - Landscaping/Mowing Services |
|
$10,000 |
|
Parks - Rock Island Rail Corridor |
|
|
|
|
001-3601 |
58060 - Other Improvements |
|
$150,000 |
|
Park Fund |
|
|
|
|
003-9999 |
32810 - Undesignated Fund Balance |
$45,000 |
|
|
Parks - Construction Services |
|
|
|
|
003-1608 |
58020 - Buildings & Improvements |
|
$45,000 |
|
County Improvement Fund |
|
|
|
|
013-9999 |
32810- Undesignated Fund Balance |
$12,285,000 |
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|
County Executives Office |
|
|
|
|
013-1001 |
56070 - Intergovernmental Agreements |
|
$280,000 |
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Facilities Management - Kansas City |
|
|
|
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013-1204 |
58020 - Buildings & Improvements |
|
$8,000,000 |
|
Public Works - Special Projects |
|
|
|
|
013-1507 |
56790 - Other Contractual Services |
|
$5,000 |
|
|
58020 - Buildings & Improvements |
|
$4,000,000 |
|
Park Enterprise Fund |
|
|
|
|
300-9999 |
32810 - Undesignated Fund Balance |
$590,000 |
|
|
Parks - Construction Services |
|
|
|
|
300-1608 |
58060 - Other Improvements |
|
$270,000 |
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Parks - Marinas |
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|
|
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300-1653 |
58060 - Other Improvements |
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$320,000 |
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute agreements with certain projects and municipalities as described in this Ordinance, in forms approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the contracts, to the extent that appropriated funds are available for this purpose.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Finance Department is hereby authorized to make any transfers necessary to give effect to the intent of this Ordinance; and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the Legislature hereby authorizes the County Executive to award funding to the following projects and/or municipalities:
Project Amount
Downtown Courthouse
Front entrance renovation and step replacement $6,000,000
Construction/moving/creating Jury Room, HR,1st floor $2,000,000
McCune School, Jail Towers $4,000,000
Historic Independence Courthouse
ADA accessibility and improvements $ 350,000
Frank White Sports Complex Parking Lot $ 270,000
Longview Beach Parking Lot Renovation $ 220,000
Blue Springs Marina Auxiliary Parking $ 100,000
Fleming Park Gas Lot $ 45,000
Blue Springs $ 250,000
Grandview $ 250,000
Independence $ 250,000
Lee's Summit $ 150,000
Oak Grove $ 100,000
Grain Valley $ 100,000
Raytown $ 100,000
Sugar Creek $ 75,000
Lone Jack $ 50,000
Greenwood $ 50,000
Tarsney Lake $ 10,000
Sibley $ 10,000
Levasy $ 10,000
Buckner $ 10,000
Lake Lotawana $ 5,000
Lake Tapawingo $ 5,000
Blue Summit $ 5,000
TOTAL $ 15,415,000
$1,000,000.00 of funds will be determined and allocated at a later date.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________________
County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached ordinance, Ordinance No. 6092 introduced on June 1, 2026 was duly passed on _July 20__, 2026 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.
____________________ ________________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No. 6092.
____________________ ________________________________
Date Phil LeVota, County Executive
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 9999 32810
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $2,495,000.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 003 9999 32810
ACCOUNT TITLE: Park Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $45,000.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 013 9999 32810
ACCOUNT TITLE: County Improvement Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $12,285,000.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 300 9999 32810
ACCOUNT TITLE: Park Enterprise Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $590,000.00
Fiscal Note
There is a balance otherwise unencumbered to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is chargeable and there is a cash balance otherwise unencumbered in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made each sufficient to provide for the obligation herein authorized.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 1001 56070
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
County Executive’s Office
Intergovernmental Agreements
NOT TO EXCEED: $1,735,000.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 1206 58020
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
Facilities Management - Truman Courthouse
Buildings & Improvements
NOT TO EXCEED: $350,000.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 1546 56070
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
City of Blue Springs
Intergovernmental Agreements
NOT TO EXCEED: $250,000.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 1602 56732
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
Parks - Operations
Landscaping/Mowing Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $10,000.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 3601 58060
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
Parks - Rock Island Rail Corridor Authority
Other Improvements
NOT TO EXCEED: $150,000.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 003 1608 58020
ACCOUNT TITLE: Park Fund
Parks - Construction Services
Buildings & Improvements
NOT TO EXCEED: $45,000.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 013 1001 56070
ACCOUNT TITLE: County Improvement Fund
County Executive’s Office
Intergovernmental Agreements
NOT TO EXCEED: $280,000.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 013 1204 58020
ACCOUNT TITLE: County Improvement Fund
Facilities Management - Kansas City
Buildings & Improvements
NOT TO EXCEED: $8,000,000.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 013 1507 56790
ACCOUNT TITLE: County Improvement Fund
Public Works - Special Projects
Other Contractual Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $5,000.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 013 1507 58020
ACCOUNT TITLE: County Improvement Fund
Public Works - Special Projects
Buildings & Improvements
NOT TO EXCEED: $4,000,000.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 300 1608 58060
ACCOUNT TITLE: Park Enterprise Fund
Parks - Construction Services
Other Improvements
NOT TO EXCEED: $270,000.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 300 1653 58060
ACCOUNT TITLE: Park Enterprise Fund
Parks - Marinas
Other Improvements
NOT TO EXCEED: $320,000.00
______________________ ________________________________
Date Phil LeVota, County Executive