IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a Cooperative Agreement with Swope Parkway Health Center for its Health Care for the Homeless Program at a cost to the County not to exceed $90,000.00.
Intro
RESOLUTION # 15699, November 21, 2005
INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the County has a need to address the homeless problem in Kansas City and there is an established nexus between homelessness and drug abuse; and,
WHEREAS, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney has recommended the execution of a Cooperative Agreement ("Agreement") with Swope Parkway Health Center ("Swope") to provide $90,000.00 for its Health Care for the Homeless Program ("Program"); and,
WHEREAS, the Program is a mobile program staffed by physician assistants and a nurse practitioner who provide medical services and health prevention for the homeless that are at risk for drug and alcohol abuse and crime; and,
WHEREAS, this Program is supported by a grant from the United States Department of Health and Human Services in the amount of $6,227,073; and,
WHEREAS, Swope has requested Anti-Drug Sales Tax Funds in the amount of $90,000.00 to serve as a portion of the required local match to this grant; and,
WHEREAS, the term for this Agreement is September 1, 2005 to August 31, 2006; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute a Cooperative Agreement, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor, for services to be provided by Swope for the Program; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on this Agreement.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legi...
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