IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $36,924,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2020 CARES Act Fund to provide funds to the cities of Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Raytown, Grandview, Grain Valley, Oak Grove, and Greenwood, Missouri, to allow them to meet unanticipated costs necessary in connection with the fight against the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic and authorizing the County Executive to execute Intergovernmental Agreements with the cities at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $36,924,000.00.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5372, June 22, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Cass Galvin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, U.S. President Donald J. Trump, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, and County Executive Frank White, Jr., have all declared, in one form or another, the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic to be a public health emergency; and,
WHEREAS, the County, through its various efforts, plays a significant role in the public health of its citizens; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriate response by the County to this emergency will require significant expenditures from the County CARES Act Fund, which consists of monies provided by the U.S. Treasury for this purpose; and,
WHEREAS, with the funding provided by this appropriation, the cities of Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Raytown, Grandview, Grain Valley, Oak Grove, and Greenwood will be reimbursed for prior incurred costs necessary in connection with the fight against the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic; and,
WHEREAS, these funds may also be used to meet future costs provided such expenditures meet all CARES Act funding guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the funds provided by this Ordinance will supplement previously authorized funding for these cities; and,
WHEREAS, Jackson County cities with populations of less than 5,000 shall continue to be eligible to apply to the County for reimbursement...
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