Floor Amendment
Legislature As A Whole
March 22, 2004
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $16,000.00 from the Unappropriated Surplus of the 2004 General Fund and authorizing and directing the County Executive to execute an Agreement with Fowler Consulting of Vashon Island, Washington, to perform a comprehensive review of the structure and operation of the Office of Human Relations and Citizen Complaints, at a cost to the County not to exceed $16,000.00.
Intro
ORDINANCE # 3480, March 15, 2004
INTRODUCED BY Robert A. Stringfield and Dennis Waits, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, events and discussions over the past several years have led the Legislature to believe that a comprehensive review of the structure and operation of the Office of Human Relations and Citizen Complaints (OHRCC) is appropriate; and,
WHEREAS, the United States Ombudsman Association, the national organization for governmental ombudsman offices such as OHRCC, has recommended that Duncan L. Fowler of Fowler Consulting, Vashon Island, Washington, be engaged to conduct this review; and,
WHEREAS, Mr. Fowler, the former ombudsman of King County (Seattle), Washington, is well-qualified to perform this review; and,
WHEREAS, the County Executive has agreed to execute a contract for the performance of this review; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County that such a review be undertaken; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation from the Unappropriated Surplus be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
General Fund
Unappropriated Surplus $16,000
Non-Departmental
001-5101-6080 Other Professional Services $16,000
and,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County...
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