IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an Agreement with Bridging the Gap, Inc., for the Jackson County Rotating Recycling Center Project, at the actual cost of $20,000.00.
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RESOLUTION #11536, December 9, 1996
INTRODUCED BY John C. Graham, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the goal of the Mid America Regional Council Solid Waste Management District's Management Plan ("the Plan") is to reduce the amount of solid waste generated in the district and disposed of in area landfills; and,
WHEREAS, the Jackson County Rotating Recycling Center Project ("the Project") will support the Plan by extending recyclable material collection services throughout the County, promoting environmental education, and enhancing community commitment to waste minimization, within the specific arm of providing recyclable material collection services to County residents for whom such services are not currently provided; and,
WHEREAS, the Project will be conducted in a manner similar to the highly successful Kansas City, Missouri Drop-Off Recycling Programs and the County's current Rotating Recycling Program which Bridging The Gap, Inc., ("BTG") effectively manages through the use of a large, dedicated volunteer network and paid staff; and,
WHEREAS, under the Project, BTG will provide administration, operations support, supervision, volunteer coordination, promotion, and education programs for a rotating recycling center to be located at such places within the County as the parties may agree; and,
WHEREAS, the Project will also be partially funded by the City of Raytown, Missouri; and,
WHEREAS, the attached Agreement provides a suitable mechanism for the implementation of the Project; and,
WHEREAS, the Project is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of the County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute the attached Agreement with Bridging the Gap, Inc; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the Agreement...Attorney
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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County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #11536 of December 9, 1996, was duly passed on ___________December 16_________________, 1996, by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________8____________ Nays ________0___________
Abstaining ______0________ Absent _______1__________
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Date Mary Jo Brogoto, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
This expenditure was included in the annual budget.
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: 003 7304 6789
ACCOUNT TITLE: Park Fund
Non Departmental
Budgeting the Gap
Outside Agency Funding
NOT TO EXCEED: $16,000.00
Balance of funds sufficient for this expenditure are subject to appropriation in the 1997 Budget.
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Date Director of the Department of Finance