IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $505,479.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Grant Fund in acceptance of the Sheriff’s Office’s DWI/Traffic Safety Unit Salary Grant awarded by the Missouri Department of Transportation, Highway Safety and Traffic Division, and authorizing the Sheriff to execute a contract for the acceptance and expenditure of grant funds.
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ORDINANCE NO. 6139, October 5, 2026
INTRODUCED BY Venessa Huskey, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, by Ordinance 6019 dated October 20, 2025, the Sheriff’s Office was awarded a grant in the amount of $473,774.00 by the Missouri Department of Transportation Highway Safety and Traffic Division, for the purpose of funding of unit salaries and automobiles; and,
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 5893 dated October 21, 2024, the Sheriff’s Office was awarded a grant in the amount of $283,841.00 by the Missouri Department of Transportation Highway Safety and Traffic Division, for the purpose of funding vehicle equipment; and,
WHEREAS, the Sheriff Office has been awarded grant funds by the Missouri Department of Transportation, Highway Safety and Traffic Division for six-person DWI/Traffic Safety Unit and three new vehicles for use by the DWI Traffic Unit, for the period of October 1, 2026, to September 30, 2027; and,
WHEREAS, this grant is subject to a local match in the amount of $505,479.00; and,
WHEREAS, the Sheriff’s Office recommends the acceptance of this award and the execution of a contract with the Missouri Department of Transportation, Highway Safety and Traffic Division; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary to place the grant funds in the proper spending accounts; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer and appropriation be and hereby are made:
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DEPARTMENT/DIVISION |
CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION |
FROM |
TO |
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General Fund |
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Sheriff’s Office |
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001-4201 |
55010 Regular Salaries |
$505,479 |
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Operating Transfers |
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001-9100 |
56105 Operating Transfers Out |
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$505,479 |
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General Funds: Grants |
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Sheriff’s Traffic Unit |
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001G-4202 |
47070 Inter Fund Transfers |
505,479 |
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45000 Federal Grant |
505,479 |
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32810 Undesignated Fund Balance |
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1,010,958 |
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32810 Undesignated Fund Balance |
1,010,958 |
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55010 Regular Salaries |
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547,272 |
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55030 Overtime Salaries |
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38,381 |
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55038 Uniform Allowance |
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7,200 |
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55040 FICA Taxes |
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41,866 |
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55050 Pension Contribution |
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78,150 |
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55060 Insurance Benefits |
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151,932 |
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58120 Automobiles |
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146,157 |
and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute the attached grant contract with the Missouri Department of Transportation Highway Safety and Traffic Division.
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. 6139 introduced on October 5, 2026, was duly passed on__________________, 2026 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______________ Nays ______________
Abstaining ___________ Absent _____________
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. 6139.
____________________ ________________________________
Date Phil LeVota, County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 4201 55010
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
Sheriff’s Office
Regular Salaries
NOT TO EXCEED: $505,479.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001G 4202 47070
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund: Grants
Sheriff’s Traffic Unit
NOT TO EXCEED: $505,479.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001G 4202 45000
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund: Grants
Sheriff’s Traffic Unit
Federal Grant
NOT TO EXCEED: $505,479.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001G 9999 32810
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $1,010,958.00
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: 001G 4202 55010
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund- Grants
Sheriff’s Traffic Unit
Regular Salaries
NOT TO EXCEED: $547,272.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001G 4202 55030
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund- Grants
Sheriff’s Traffic Unit
Overtime Salaries
NOT TO EXCEED: $38,381.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001G 4202 55038
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund- Grants
Sheriff’s Traffic Unit
Uniform Allowance
NOT TO EXCEED: $7,200.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001G 4202 55040
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund- Grants
Sheriff’s Traffic Unit
FICA Taxes
NOT TO EXCEED: $41,866.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001G 4202 55050
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund- Grants
Sheriff’s Traffic Unit
Pension Contribution
NOT TO EXCEED: $78,150.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001G 4202 55060
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund- Grants
Sheriff’s Traffic Unit
Insurance Benefits
NOT TO EXCEED: $151,932.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001G 4202 58120
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund- Grants
Sheriff’s Traffic Unit
Automobiles
NOT TO EXCEED: $146,157.00
_________________ ________________________________
Date Phil LeVota, County Executive