IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive and Sheriff to execute an Intergovernmental Cooperative Agreement with the City of Kansas City, MO, concerning the housing of city inmates in the Jackson County Detention Center, for a fee payable to the County.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20336, December 16, 2019
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Galvin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City, MO (“City”), the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department (“KCPD”) and the County previously implemented a regional solution to jailing in Jackson County, Missouri (the “Jail”); and,
WHEREAS, under the most recent Intergovernmental Cooperative Agreement authorized by Resolution 18659, dated November 17, 2014, entered into on December 11, 2014 (“Agreement”), the City housed 175 City inmates and detainees and 100 KCPD arrestees and detainees at the Jail; and,
WHEREAS, on June 22, 2018, the County terminated the Agreement with an end date of June 25, 2019; and,
WHEREAS, on January 1, 2019, the Jackson County Sheriff (“Sheriff’) took over the operation of the Jail within the County’s governmental structure; and,
WHEREAS, since the Sheriff has operated the Jail, the Sheriff has focused on the safety, security, and wellness of the inmates; and,
WHEREAS, the Sheriff has worked to reduce overcrowding and understaffing issues in the Jail while continuing to protect and serve the citizens of Jackson County, Missouri; and,
WHEREAS, with the termination of the Agreement, the City removed 175 City inmates and detainees and 100 KCPD arrestees and detainees from the County Jail on June 25, 2019; and,
WHEREAS, the City’s removal of 175 City inmates and detainees and 100 KCPD arrestees and detainees allowed the Sheriff to alleviate the overcrowding and understaffing of the Jail; and,
WHEREAS, the City contracted with Vernon County, Missouri, and Johnson County Missouri for 110 inmate beds, and Heartland Center for Behavioral Change (“Heartland”) to house the 110 City inmates and detainees and KCPD arrestees and detainees; and,
WHEREAS, beginning on January 1, 2020, the City intends to use Heartland for only rehabilitation services and remove the City’s inmates and detainees and KCPD’s arrestees and detainees; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the attached Intergovernmental Cooperative Agreement, the County will agree to take back up to forty-five City inmates; and,
WHEREAS, the City now houses City inmates and detainees at Vernon County, Missouri, and Johnson County, Missouri, to eliminate overcrowding; and,
WHEREAS, the City and the County have an interest in keeping Jackson County citizens safe and protecting them from those that need to be kept off the streets of Jackson County, Missouri; and,
WHEREAS, the City has examined all available alternatives for housing City inmates; and,
WHEREAS, the Sheriff recommends that, in order to improve the safety of Jackson County, Missouri residents, the County should house up to 35 men and 10 women or 45 men or 45 women City inmates at the cost to the city of $110 per inmate per day; and,
WHEREAS, the initial term of the Agreement would be from December 19, 2019, until March 31, 2020, with renewal options; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County, Missouri and the City, for the County to house City inmates under these conditions, and to enter into the attached Intergovernmental Cooperative Agreement; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive and Sheriff be and hereby are authorized to execute the attached Intergovernmental Cooperative Agreement with the City of Kansas City, MO.
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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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 20336 of December 16, 2019, was duly passed on December 16, 2019 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________9_________ Nays _____0______
Abstaining ____0_______ Absent ____0________
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature