File #: 2509    Version: 0 Name: Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 2/5/1996 In control: Clerk of the County Legislature
On agenda: Final action: 2/5/1996
Title: Rescinding Resolution 11121, dated January 8, 1996, amending Ordinance 2497, dated November 27, 1995, and authorizing the County Executive to execute an addendum to the agreement with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference for the funding of additional expenses of the 1996 King Birthday Celebration and other programs honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to be conducted during the remainder of 1996, at an additional cost to the County not to exceed $35,000.00.
Sponsors: James D. Tindall
Indexes: AGREEMENT, Southern Christian Leadership
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI Title AN ORDINANCE rescinding Resolution 11121, dated January 8, 1996, amending Ordinance 2497, dated November 27, 1995, and authorizing the County Executive to execute an addendum to the agreement with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference for the funding of additional expenses of the 1996 King Birthday Celebration and other programs honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., to be conducted during the remainder of 1996, at a additional cost to the County not to exceed $35,000. Intro ORDINANCE 2509, February 5, 1996 INTRODUCED BY James D. Tindall, County Legislator Body WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 2489, dated November 6, 1995, the County did authorize the County Executive to execute an agreement with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to partially fund the expenses of the 1996 King Birthday Celebration, in an amount not to exceed $30,000; and, WHEREAS, due to a misunderstanding between SCLC and County personnel, the SCLC believed it was authorized to apply the proceeds of this agreement toward certain unpaid bills from the prior year's celebration; and, WHEREAS, the County agrees that it was an appropriate use of the County funds to meet these expenses and now desires to provide the SCLC with additional funding to assist it in its programs honoring Dr. King, both the 1996 Birthday Celebration and other programs throughout the remainder of 1996; and, WHEREAS, in order to provide this funding, it is necessary that Ordinance 2497, dated November 27, 1995, which adopted the 1996 Jackson County Budget, be amended so as to allow funds originally budgeted for the 1997 King Birthday Celebration to be used as set out above; and, WHEREAS, the attached addendum provides a suitable mechanism for the transfer of these funds; and, WHEREAS, it is appropriate in connection with this ordinance that Resolution 11121, dated January 8, 1996, which authorized an agreement for the funding of the 1997 King Birthday Celebration, be rescinded as these funds are now being committed elsewhere; now therefore, BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that Ordinance 2497, dated November 27, 1995, be and hereby is amended to provide for the expenditure of funds originally budgeted for the 1997 King Birthday Celebration as set out above; and, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the addendum to agreement is hereby approved and that the County Executive is hereby authorized to execute the addendum on behalf of the County; and, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Manager of the Division of Finance is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the agreement and addendum thereto; and, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that Resolution 11121, dated January 8, 1996, be and hereby is rescinded. .PA Attorney Effective Date: This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon the signature of the County Executive. APPROVED AS TO FORM: ____________________________ ______________________________ County Counselor I hereby certify that the attached Ordinance, Ordinance #2509 introduced on February 5,  1996, was duly passed on _________________________, 1996 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows: Yea _______________ Nays ______________ Abstaining __________ Absent ____________ This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for her signature. ________________________ ______________________________________ Date Mary Jo Brogoto, Clerk of Legislature I hereby approve the attached Ordinance #2509. _______________________ ______________________________________ Date Katheryn J. Shields, County Executive Fiscal Note Funds sufficient for this expenditure will be available from the sources indicated below. ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 800 5014 6789 ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund - Non-Departmental SCLC of Greater Kansas City Outside Agencies NOT TO EXCEED: $35,000 __________________________ _________________________________ Date Manager of Division of Finance