IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $250,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2021 CARES Act Fund to allow for reimbursement to certain eligible outside agencies in Jackson County of eligible costs related to testing and vaccination during the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic and authorizing the County Administration to solicit proposals from eligible outside agencies, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $250,000.00.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5515, June 7, 2021
INTRODUCED BY Ronald E. Finley, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, U.S. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 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 employees; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriate response by the County to this emergency will require significant expenditures from the County CARES Act Fund, which consists of monies provided by the U.S. Treasury for this purpose; and,
WHEREAS, under this Ordinance the County Administration will solicit and receive proposals from eligible outside agencies for reimbursement of funds expended in testing for and administering vaccinations against the COVID-19 disease, to be reviewed by a selection committee and approved; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
CARES Act Fund
040-9999 32810-
Undesignated Fund Balance $250,000
COVID 19 Testing/Vaccine Sites
040-1527 56789-
Outside Agency Funding $250,000
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Administration be and hereby is authorized and requested to solicit proposals from interested outside agencies for reimbursement of eligible costs related to testing for and vaccination against COVID-19 disease; and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Legislature shall consider the award of contracts to outside agencies as recommended by the Administration and selection committee.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached ordinance, Ordinance No. 5515 introduced on June 7, 2021, was duly passed on June 14, 2021 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______9________ Nays _______0_______
Abstaining ____0_______ Absent _____0________
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No. 5515.
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Date Frank White, Jr., County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 040 9999 32810
ACCOUNT TITLE: CARES Act Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $250,000.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer