IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION transferring $26,145.00 within the 2015 Health Fund and authorizing the Director of Finance and Purchasing to issue a check to the Mid-America Regional Council for the Regional Homeland Security Coordinating Committee, to support homeland security and emergency services capabilities, at a cost to the County not to exceed $26,145.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18776, March 30, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Crystal Williams, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) has formed the Regional Homeland Security Coordinating Committee (RHSCC), a regional network supporting emergency preparedness and response systems within our community; and,
WHEREAS, MARC is a public not-for-profit organization, formed in 1972 by area cities and counties, to address issues and problems of mutual concern; and,
WHEREAS, the RHSCC was developed to preserve the emergency preparedness and response systems of the metropolitan area; and,
WHEREAS, the priorities of the RHSCC are to conduct training and exercises, sustain information sharing systems, and maintain critical equipment for specialty teams, such as bomb squads, enhanced tactical hazmat, and technical rescue, all of which address public health concerns; and,
WHEREAS, MARC has submitted an invoice for the County's portion of its support and participation in the RHSCC funding plan; and,
WHEREAS, participation in the RHSCC is in the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County; and,
WHEREAS, a transfer is necessary to place funds needed for this payment in the appropriate spending account; and,
WHEREAS, the County Executive recommends this transfer; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer within the 2015 Health Fund be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
Health Fund
Non-Departmental
002-5102 56790 - Dues and Memberships $26,145
002-5102 56080 - Other Professional Srvs. $26,145
and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to issue a check in the amount of $26,145.00 to the Mid-America Regional Council for the Regional Homeland Security Coordinating Committee.
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. 18776 of March 30, 2015, was duly passed on March 30, 2015 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _________9__________ Nays __________0_________
Abstaining ______0_________ Absent ________0__________
______________________ _________________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Funds sufficient for this transfer are available from the sources indicated below.
Fiscal Note
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 002 5102 56710
ACCOUNT TITLE: Health Fund
Non-Departmental
Dues and Memberships
NOT TO EXCEED: $26,145.00
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 5104 56080
ACCOUNT TITLE: Health Fund
Non-Departmental
Other Professional Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $26,145.00
________________________ _________________________________
Date Director of Finance and Purchasing