IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $108,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2025 Grant Fund, in acceptance of a grant received from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as part of the Kansas City Monuments Coalition, for use by the Jackson County Parks + Rec Department for improvements to the Fort Osage National Historic Landmark.
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ORDINANCE NO. 6012, August 25, 2025
INTRODUCED BY Charlie Franklin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Jackson County Parks + Rec has been awarded a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as part of the Kansas City Monuments Coalition program in the amount of $108,000.00, to provide funding for improvements to make the Fort Osage National Historic Landmark ADA compliant; and,
WHEREAS, the grant is awarded for the period of January 1, 2025, through January 15, 2026; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary to place the grant funds in the appropriate spending accounts; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriations from the undesignated fund balance of the 2025 Grant Fund be and hereby are made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION
CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION
FROM
TO
Grant Fund
Parks Heritage Programs and Museum
010-1603
45500 - Local - Grants
$108,000
Grant Fund
010-9999
32810 - Undesignated Fund Balance
$108,000
32810 - Undesignated Fund Balance
$108,000
Grant Fund
Parks Heritage Programs and Museum
010-1603
58020 Buildings & Improvements
$108,000
and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that all County officials be and hereby are authorized to execute all documents necessary to give effect to this 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. 6012 intro...
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