IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $240,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2021 Health Fund, to cover unanticipated budgetary shortfalls within the Medical Examiner's Office.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5548, September 27, 2021
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Cass Galvin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Medical Examiner's Office has experienced shortfalls in its budget due to a rise in deaths from homicide, suicide, and overdoses; and,
WHEREAS, to avoid a deficit in the accounts for overtime and forensic consultation and transportation services associated with this rise, an appropriation is required; and,
WHEREAS, a portion of the requested funds are available from increased revenue received by the Office from services provided to other counties and from funds received from the State of Missouri for reporting opioid-related deaths; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer and appropriation within the 2021 Health Fund be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION
CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION
FROM
TO
Health Fund
Medical Examiner
002-2001
42625- Medical Examiners Fees
$131,879
002-2001
45907- Opioid Surveillance ME
$ 23,753
002-9999
32810-
Undesiganted Fund Balance
$155,632
002-9999
32810-
Undesiganted Fund Balance
$240,000
Medical Examiner
002-2001
55030- Overtime Salaries
$192,000
002-2001
56060-
Medical & Dental Services
$ 3,000
002-2001
56171-
Forensic Transportation Expenses
$ 45,000
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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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached ordinance, Ordinance No 5548 introduced on September 27, 2021, was duly passed on October 11, 2021 by the Jackson County Legisla...
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