IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute Agreements with certain organizations which provide assistance to homeless persons, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $718,555.00.
Intro
RESOLUTION #15341, January 3, 2005
INTRODUCED BY Ronald E. Finley, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, on June 4, 1991, the voters of Jackson County authorized the County Legislature to impose a $3.00 user fee on all instruments recorded with the County's Department of Records, the proceeds of which fee is to be used to provide funds for assistance to homeless persons; and,
WHEREAS, the County actually imposed said fee by Ordinance 1986, dated June 10, 1991; and,
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 2030, dated September 3, 1991, the Legislature created the Housing Resources Commission and designated said Commission as the agency of the County responsible for determining the allocation and distribution of the proceeds of the user fee to organizations providing services to homeless persons; and,
WHEREAS, the Commission desires to assist these organizations in the provision of services and has recommended the expenditure of County user fee funds to the listed organizations, for the following activities:
Agency Services Provided
Benilde Transitional services-serves veterans
Catholic Charities Emergency Assistance
Community Assistance Council Case Management/emergency assistance
Community Services League Transitional Living/emergency assistance
Comprehensive Mental Health Transitional Living/emergency assistance
Greater K.C. Housing Information
Center Emergency Assistance
Guadalupe Center Transitional Living/Case management
Hillcrest Ministries Transitional Living Expenses (Rent)
Hope House Battered Women Shelter
Legal Aid of Western Missouri Legal services
LINC Transitional Living/support services
Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry Housing S...
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