IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $95,137.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Grant Fund in acceptance of the Violence Against Women Act grant awarded by the Missouri Department of Public Safety to the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for a program focused on the prevention and prosecution of sexual assaults.
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ORDINANCE NO. 6094, June 8, 2026
INTRODUCED BY Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has been awarded a Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grant in the amount of $95,137.00 by the Missouri Department of Public Safety (MDPS) for a program focused on the prevention and prosecution of sexual assaults in the County; and,
WHEREAS, this grant partially funds the salaries of three full-time assistant prosecutors for this program within the Special Victims Unit (SVU) of the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office; and,
WHEREAS, the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is proposing to utilize $246,344.00 from within its currently allocated salary funds to complete funding for the above salaries; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary to place the grant funds in the proper spending accounts; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation be and hereby is made:
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DEPARTMENT/DIVISION |
CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION |
FROM |
TO |
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Grant Fund |
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Prosecuting Attorney |
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010-4101 |
45000 Federal - Grant |
$95,137 |
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010-9999 |
32810 Undesignated Fund Balance |
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$95,137 |
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32810 Undesignated Fund Balance |
$95,137 |
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Prosecuting Attorney |
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010-4101 |
55010 Regular Salaries |
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$88,376 |
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55040 FICA Taxes |
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$6,761 |
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Executive and the Prosecuting Attorney be and hereby are authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to the acceptance of said grant.
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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County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached ordinance, Ordinance No. 6094 introduced on June 8, 2026, was duly passed on ______________________, 2026 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______________ Nays _______________
Abstaining ___________ Absent _____________
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.
____________________ ________________________________ Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No. 6094.
____________________ ________________________________ Date Phil LeVota, County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 010 4101 45000
ACCOUNT TITLE: Grant Fund
Prosecuting Attorney
Federal - Grant
NOT TO EXCEED: $95,137.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 010 9999 32810
ACCOUNT TITLE: Grant Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $95,137.00
______________________ ________________________________
Date Phil LeVota, County Executive