Anti-Drug Committee Substitute
March 2, 2009
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the County Executive to execute agreements with certain outside agencies which engage in anti-drug prevention activities for the purpose of preventing illegal drug use and drug-related offenses, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $1,459,657.00.
Intro
ORDINANCE #4085, February 2, 2009
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the voters of Jackson County, Missouri, renewed their sales tax for seven years to provide funding for the fight against illegal drugs in our community; and,
WHEREAS, the proceeds and interest generated from this tax are deposited in a special Jackson County Anti-Drug Sales Tax Trust Fund that is segregated and not commingled with the general fund or any other special funds of the County; and,
WHEREAS, the voters and the Legislature authorized the COMBAT Commission, subject to approval by the Legislature, to contract with any organization or entity, whether public or private, which engages in community crime prevention activities, for the purpose of preventing drug and drug-related offenses; and,
WHEREAS, the Executive Transition Committee has recommended that the County Executive be authorized to execute agreements with certain outside agencies engaged in anti-drug prevention activities for services from January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2009, as is more fully set out on the schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A; and,
WHEREAS, the execution of agreements for the services of these agencies, in the amounts indicated on Exhibit A, is in the best interest of the health, welfare and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be, and hereby is, authorized to execute agreements with the outside agencies listed on the attached Exhibit ...
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