IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $145,000.00 from the unappropriated surplus of the 2007 Grant Fund in acceptance of the Sheriff's Office's Traffic Equipment grant awarded by the Missouri Department of Transportation, Highway Safety Division, and authorizing the County Executive to execute a contract with the Missouri Highway Safety Division for the expenditure of grant funds.
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ORDINANCE #3943, October 15, 2007
INTRODUCED BY Theresa A. Garza, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Jackson County ranks first or second in the State of Missouri in most categories of vehicular accidents; and,
WHEREAS, to combat this situation, the Sheriff's Office has been awarded a grant in the amount of $145,000.00 by the Missouri Department of Transportation, Highway Safety Division, for the purpose of partially funding equipment for use by a five-person traffic safety team, personnel costs having been awarded in a separate grant; and,
WHEREAS, the Sheriff recommends the acceptance of this grant and the execution of a contract with the Missouri Department of Transportation, Highway Safety Division; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary to place the grant funds in the appropriate spending account; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation from the unappropriated surplus of the 2007 Grant Fund be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
Increase Revenue $145,000
010-2810 Unappropriated Surplus $145,000
010-2810 Unappropriated Surplus $145,000
Sheriff's Office -Traffic Unit
010-4255 56530-Maintenance & Auto Equip. $ 4,500
010-4255 58120--Automobiles ` $125,000
010-4255 58160--Radio & Communication Equipt. $ 15,000
010-4255 58170--Other Equipment $ 500
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute the attached contract with the Missouri Department of Transportation, Highway Safety Division.
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 #3943, introduced on October 15, 2007, was duly passed on October 22, 2007 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______7_________ Nays ______0_______
Abstaining ____0_______ Absent _____2________
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 #3943.
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Date Michael D. Sanders, County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 010 2810
ACCOUNT TITLE: Grant Fund
Unappropriated Surplus
NOT TO EXCEED: $145,000.00
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Date Director of Finance and Purchasing