IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $5,000,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2020 CARES Act Fund to provide funds for school districts located in Jackson County, Missouri, to compensate them for unanticipated costs necessary in connection with the fight against the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic and authorizing the County Executive to execute Intergovernmental Agreements with school districts, at an actual aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $5,000,000.00.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5398, September 14, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Cass Galvin and Ronald E. Finley, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, U.S. President Donald J. Trump, 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,
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, with the funding provided by this appropriation, public school districts located in Jackson County will be compensated for unanticipated COVID-related costs incurred from March 1, 2020, through and including December 30, 2020; and,
WHEREAS, each school district's allocation is based on Fall 2019 student enrollment data and the percentage of students in each district that receive free and reduced lunch; and,
WHEREAS, under this formula the districts shall be entitled to allocations as follows:
School District
Amount
Kansas City Public Schools
$1,062,331.06
Independence
$845,334.02
Lee's Summit R-VII
$ 654,931.45
Blue Springs R-4
$ 593,867.28
Raytown C-2
$481,460.16
Hickman Mills C-1
$ 397,936.26
Grandview C-4
$277,662.11
Fort Osage R...
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