IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $320,485.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Anti-Crime Sales Tax Grant Fund, in acceptance of the 2026-2027 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant awarded to the Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force.
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ORDINANCE NO. 6158, November 16, 2026
INTRODUCED BY Venessa Huskey, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, has awarded the Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grant (JAG) in the amount of $320,485.00, for the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027; and,
WHEREAS, the JAG program is administered by the Missouri Department of Public Safety; and,
WHEREAS, the grant proceeds will provide partial funding for the salaries of five detectives; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary in order to place the grant proceeds in the proper spending accounts; and,
WHEREAS, the County Executive recommends an appropriation; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer within and appropriation from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Anti-Crime Sales Tax Grant Fund be and hereby are made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund: Grants
Jackson County Drug Task Force
008G-4151 45000 – Federal - Grant $131,399
45300 – State – Grant $189,086
9999 32810 - Undesignated Fund Balance $320,485
9999 32810 –
Undesignated Fund Balance $320,085
Jackson County Drug Task Force
008G-4151
56070 – Intergovernmental Agreements $131,399
56070 – Intergovernmental Agreements $189,086
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Executive and all other County officials be and hereby are authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to the acceptance of the 2026-2027 JAG grant.
Enacted and Approved
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