Jackson County Missouri - File #: 16088

• File #: 16088
• Version: 0
• Name: Cooperative agreements with Hope House, New Hope and Rose Brooks to provide assistance
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 11/20/2006
• In control: (R)Health and Justice Committee
• On agenda: 11/20/2006
• Final action: 11/27/2006
• Title: A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute Cooperative Agreements with Hope House, New House, and Rose Brooks domestic violence shelters in order to provide assistance to victims of domestic violence during 2007, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $130,000.00.
• Sponsors: Rhonda Shoemaker
• Indexes: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, HOPE HOUSE, NEWHOUSE FOR BATTERED WOMEN, ROSE BROOKS CENTER

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/27/2006	0	(R)Health and Justice Committee
11/27/2006	0	County Legislature	Consent Agenda	Pass
11/27/2006	0	County Legislature	adopt	Pass
11/22/2006	0	County Legislature	Go To 1st Meeting	Pass
11/20/2006	0	County Legislature	assign to committee

IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI


Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute Cooperative Agreements with Hope House, New House, and Rose Brooks domestic violence shelters in order to provide assistance to victims of domestic violence during 2007, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $130,000.00.


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RESOLUTION # 16088, November 20, 2006

INTRODUCED BY Rhonda L. Shoemaker, County Legislator


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WHEREAS, Hope House, New House, and Rose Brooks domestic violence shelters ("Shelters) are not-for-profit organizations providing assistance to victims of domestic violence; and,

WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens
of Jackson County to provide assistance to the victims of domestic violence through funding of these shelters; and,

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Jackson County Code 8700, the Jackson County Board of Domestic Violence Shelters ("Board") was established to administer the distribution of fees collected pursuant to state statutes and the Jackson County Code; and,

WHEREAS, pursuant to §455.215.2 RSMo, on or before November 15, 2006, the Board or its designee must provide written notification to any domestic violence shelter that has applied for funding, whether it is eligible to receive funds, and if it is eligible, the amount available from the fees collected pursuant to state and county code; and,

WHEREAS, the Board has met and recommended an allocation of 90% of the projected 2007 budget revenues of $130,000.00 to be divided equally between the three eligible shelters, Hope House, New House, and Rose Brooks, in the amount of $39,000.00 each after January 1, 2007, and has provided the shelters tentative notification of the same; and,

WHEREAS, the Board will hold a second meeting in June 2007, to recommend allocation of the remaining balance of 10%, based on further revenue projections, for distribution to the three e...