IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION ratifying an agreement with Kent and Sue Ann Edmondson of Blue Springs, Missouri to provide for the rental of a property storage facility for the use and benefit of Jackson County Drug Task Force operations, at an actual cost to the County for 2013 in the amount of $11,100.00 and authorizing the Director of Finance & Purchasing to make payments thereunder.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18211, July 15, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, by Resolution 11689, dated April 8, 1997, the Legislature did establish a multi-jurisdictional drug enforcement group (AMEG@) pursuant to Chapter 195, Revised Statutes of Missouri and authorized the execution of an agreement with various law enforcement agencies within Jackson County; and,
WHEREAS, under the terms of an agreement, dated December 31, 1997 (A1997 Agreement@), the day-to-day activities of the Jackson County Drug Task Force (AJCDTF@) are monitored by a Board (AJCDTF Board@) established under the JCDTF constitution and by-laws; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance & Purchasing was authorized to make all payments required under the 1997 Agreement, provided funds for this purpose were appropriated in the then current Jackson County budget; and,
WHEREAS, the 1997 Agreement and the JCDTF constitution and by-laws did not make specific provisions for the authority for the execution of contracts for non-law enforcement services; and,
WHEREAS, the JCDTF Board has recommended and authorized the execution of a contract for the rental of a storage facility of property used by the JCDTF with Kent and Sue Ann Edmondson of Blue Springs, MO, for a term commencing January 1, 2013, and ending on December 31, 2013, at a cost to the County for 2013 not to exceed $11,100.00; and,
WHEREAS, sufficient funding is available in the 2013 budget for the operations of the JCDTF and for the rental of this facility; and,
WHEREAS, by County Counselor Opinion #73-54, the Legislature may, by Resolution, confirm an agreement and authorize its payment by the Director of Finance & Purchasing from budgeted funds; and,
WHEREAS, the contract with Kent and Sue Ann Edmondson is in the best interests of the County and its citizens and is in support of an authorized law enforcement program; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the contract with Kent and Sue Ann Edmonson is ratified for payment of an amount not to exceed $11,100.00 and authorized for execution by the JCDTF in a form to be approved by the County Counselor and the JCDTF; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing is authorized to make all payments including final payment on the contract.
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. 18211 of July 15, 2013, was duly passed on July 22, 2013 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _________6______ Nays ________0______
Abstaining ______0___ Absent _______3_____
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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: 008 4151 56620
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund
Drug Task Force
Rent/Buildings
NOT TO EXCEED: $11,100.00
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Date Director of Finance and Purchasing