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April 20, 2020
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION transferring $450,000.00 within the 2020 Health Fund and authorizing the County Executive to execute a Cooperative Agreement with the Greater Kansas City Coalition to End Homelessness to provide for the temporary emergency housing of homeless or near homeless persons who have tested positive for COVID-19, at a cost to the County not to exceed $450,000.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20415, April 20, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Crystal Williams, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, U.S. President Donald J. Trump, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, and County Executive Frank White Jr. have all declared, in one form or another, the ongoing coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic to be a public health emergency; and,
WHEREAS, the County, through its various efforts, plays a significant role in the public health of its citizens; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriate response by the County to this emergency will require the expenditure of significant County financial and other resources; and,
WHEREAS, among proper response measures will be provisions for the temporary emergency housing of homeless or near homeless persons who have tested positive for the virus, to allow them to be quarantined, monitored, and provided medical treatment, without needlessly exposing others to the risk of infection; and,
WHEREAS, the Greater Kansas City Coalition to End Homelessness (GKCCEH) has proposed to provide this temporary emergency housing and related services for up to fifty persons, in a facility to be leased from the Salvation Army located at 16200 E. 40 Highway in Kansas City, MO, for a period of twelve weeks, at a cost to the County not to exceed $450,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, it is anticipated the full cost of providing these services will be reimbursable by the U.S. Government pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Support (CARES) Act, out of funds allocated directly to the County for COVID-19 relief; and,
WHEREAS, the execution of a Cooperative Agreement with GKCCEH on the terms proposed, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor, is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; and,
WHEREAS, in order to fund this agreement, a transfer is necessary; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
Health Fund
Jackson County Health
Department
002-2603 56790-
Other Contractual Services $450,000
Finance
002-1404 56790-
Other Contractual Services $450,000
and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute a Cooperative Agreement with the GKCCEH, on the terms outlined in this Resolution, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the Agreement.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________________ ________________________________
Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 20415 of April 20, 2020, was duly passed on April 20, 2020 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________8_________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0________ Absent _____1_______
_________________________ _____________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this transfer are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 002 2603 56790
ACCOUNT TITLE: Health Fund
Jackson County Health Department
Other Contractual Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $450,000.00
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: 002 1404 56790
ACCOUNT TITLE: Health Fund
Finance
Other Contractual Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $450,000.00
__________________________ ________________________________
Date Chief Administrative Officer