File #: 3038    Version: 0 Name: Gun Buy-Back Program
Type: Ordinance Status: Dropped
File created: 7/24/2000 In control: (R)Health and Justice Committee
On agenda: 7/24/2000 Final action: 8/14/2000
Title: AN ORDINANCE appropriating $30,000.00 from the unappropriated surplus of the 2000 Health Fund for the Gun Buy-Back Program to be administered by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference requesting the support of the County Legislature for this program, and authorizing the County Executive to execute a contract with Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
Sponsors: Dennis Waits
Indexes: APPROPRIATION, FAILED, HEALTH FUND, Southern Christian Leadership

IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

 

 

Title

AN ORDINANCE appropriating $30,000.00 from the unappropriated surplus of the 2000 Health Fund for the Gun Buy-Back Program to be administered by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference requesting the support of the County Legislature for this program, and authorizing the County Executive to execute a contract with Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

 

Intro

ORDINANCE #3038, July 24, 2000

 

INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits,  County Legislator

 

Body

WHEREAS, because of the increased crime rate in Jackson County, a gun buy-back program has been implemented as a step in combating violence by removing guns from the street; and,

 

WHEREAS, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, along with the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department, have previously sponsored and wish to again support this program and have requested the support of Jackson County; and,

 

WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary to participate in funding for the Gun Buy-Back Program to be administered by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; therefore,

 

BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation from the unappropriated surplus of the 2000 Health Fund be and hereby is made:

DEPARTMENT/DIVISION                                          CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION                      FROM                        TO  

002-2180                     Unappropriated Surplus                     $30,000

Non Departmental

002-5102-7520                     Small Arms & Ammunition                     $30,000

                     

 

 

and,

 

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the County Legislature hereby expresses its support to participate in the Gun Buy-Back Program; and,

 

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute an agreement with Southern Christian Leadership Conference, in a general form to be approved by the County Counselor.

 

Enacted and Approved

Effective Date:  This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.

 

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

 

___________________________                     _____________________________

                                                                                                                                                   County Counselor

 

                     I hereby certify that the attached Ordinance, Ordinance #3038 introduced on July 24, 2000  FAILED TO BE PERFECTED on ___________August 14,______________, 2000 by the Jackson County Legislature.  The votes thereon were as follows:

 

                     Yeas _______1________                                          Nays ______6_______

 

                     Abstaining _____0______                                          Absent _____2_______

 

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 #3038.

 

____________________                                          ________________________________

Date                                                                                                         Katheryn J. Shields, County Executive

 

Fiscal Note

Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.

 

ACCOUNT NUMBER:                     002-2180

 

ACCOUNT TITLE:                                          Health Fund

                                                                                    Unappropriated Surplus

 

NOT TO EXCEED:                                          $30,000.00

                                                                                                                              

 

______________________                                          _________________________________

Date                                                                                                                              Director of the Department of Finance