IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $4,000,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2020 Health Fund to assist with the Jackson County COVID-19 response.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5326, April 6, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Crystal Williams, Theresa Cass Galvin, Dan Tarwater III, Jalen Anderson, Tony Miller, Scott Burnett, Ronald E. Finley, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer County Legislators
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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 the expenditure of significant County financial and other resources; and,
WHEREAS, it is projected that the County will receive at least $4,000,000.00 in federal and/or state funds to reimburse the County for funds expended in its response to the pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the County Administrator recommends that $2,000,000.00 of this funding be appropriated and expended for the purpose of procuring personal protective equipment (PPE) and testing kits if deemed necessary by Truman Medical Centers, Inc. (TMC), and/or the Jackson County Health Department, to be allocated as follows: $1,000,000.00 to TMC or the Health Department, $500,000.00 to the Sheriff and/or smaller municipalities within the County that may not have access to adequate PPE, $300,000.00 to the Department of Corrections for testing and PPE for use at the detention center, and $200,000.00 to the Medical Examiner for PPE and storage and supply costs associated with the pandemic; and,
WHEREAS, the County Administrator further recommends that the remaining $2,000,000.00 of this funding be appropriated and expended for emergency housing a...
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