IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $6,800.00 from the fund balance of the 2008 Grant Fund and authorizing the County Executive to execute a contract with the Missouri Safety Center in acceptance of the Jackson County Sheriff's Office's You Drink and Drive, You Lose enforcement grant, awarded by the Missouri Safety Center.
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ORDINANCE #4059, November 17, 2008
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Garza Ruiz, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, driving while intoxicated remains one of the top causes of fatal automobile accidents in Missouri; and,
WHEREAS, in 2006, 273 people died in more than 7,900 alcohol-related traffic accidents, resulting in death or injury every 1.6 hours; and,
WHEREAS, to combat this situation, the Sheriff's Office has been awarded a grant in the amount of $6,800.00 by the Missouri Safety Center in furtherance of the Center's You Drink and Drive, You Lose Enforcement program for the period December 8, 2008, through September 7, 2009; and,
WHEREAS, the Sheriff recommends the use of funds for reimbursement of overtime used for the You Drink and Drive, You Lose Enforcement program pursuant to a contract with the Missouri Safety Center, a copy of which is attached hereto; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary to place the grant funds in the proper spending account; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation from the fund balance of the 2008 Grant Fund be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
Grant Fund
DWI Enforcement Wave 08-09
010-4269 45373 - Increase Revenue $6,800
010-2810 Undesignated Fund Balance $6,800
010-2810 Undesignated Fund Balance $6,800
Grant Fund
DWI Enforcement Wave 08-09
010-4269 55030 - Overtime $6,800
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execut...
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