IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an Agreement with Bridging the Gap, Inc., for the Jackson County Rotating Recycling Center Project, at the actual amount of $32,000.00.
Intro
RESOLUTION # 15233, November 15, 2004
INTRODUCED BY Bob Spence, County Legislators
Body
WHEREAS, the goal of the Mid America Regional Council Solid Waste Management District's Management Plan ("the Plan") is to reduce the amount of solid waste generated within the district and disposed of in area landfills; and,
WHEREAS, the Jackson County Rotating Recycling Center Project ("the Project") supports the Plan by extending recyclable material collection services throughout the County, promoting environmental education, and enhancing community commitment to waste minimization, with the specific aim of providing recyclable material collection services to County residents for whom such services would not otherwise be provided; and,
WHEREAS, the Project is conducted in a manner similar to the highly successful Kansas City, Missouri Drop-Off Recycling Programs and the County's previous Rotating Recycling Program which Bridging The Gap, Inc., ("BTG") effectively managed through the use of a large, dedicated volunteer network and paid staff; and,
WHEREAS, under the Project, BTG provides administration, operations support, supervision, volunteer coordination, promotion, and education programs for a rotating recycling center to be located at such places within the County as the parties may agree; and,
WHEREAS, the attached Agreement provides a suitable mechanism for the continuation of the Project for the 2004 calendar year; and,
WHEREAS, the Project is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of the 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 Agreement with Bridging the Gap, Inc. at a total cost to the County of $32,000.00; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the Agreement.
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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Acting Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution # 15233 of November 15, 2004, was duly passed on ____________November 22___________________, 2004, by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _________7___________ Nays _________0__________
Abstaining _____0_________ Absent ________2_________
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
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: 300 5300 6790
ACCOUNT TITLE: Enterprise Fund
Non-Departmental
Other Contractual Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $32,000.00
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Date Director of the Department of Finance