IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE transferring $130,053.82 within and appropriating $1,300,538.20 from the unappropriated surplus of the 2000 Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund to cover a grant received from the Missouri Department of Public Safety for the "Night Lights/Sentenced to the Arts" programs and the transfer of matching funds, and authorizing the County Executive to execute Agreements with Pan Educational Institute, Central Missouri State University, and the Alternative School Network Association, at a cost to the County not to exceed $48,750.00, $16,000.00 and $10,500.00, respectively.
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ORDINANCE #3111, December 4, 2000
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Missouri Department of Public Safety has awarded a grant to the Prosecuting Attorney's Office for its Night Lights/Sentenced to the Arts" programs; and,
WHEREAS, under the Night Lights program, the Jackson County Family Court, the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department, and the Independence, Missouri Police Department will form a collaborative effort to provide evening and late night supervision to youth who are considered high risk for re-offending; and,
WHEREAS, Pan Educational Institute (PEI) will oversee and implement the Sentenced to the Arts program, in cooperation with the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office and the City of Kansas City; and,
WHEREAS, PEI will also contract with entrepreneurs and community art organizations, and will be the intermediary between the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office, the City of Kansas City and the artists involved in the programs; and,
WHEREAS, the Alternative School Network Association will, under a separate contract, will serve as the intermediary between the project staff and the school districts; and,
WHEREAS, Central Missouri State University will provide evaluation services to determine the effectiveness of the Sentenced to the Arts program; and,
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