IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating from the undesignated fund balance of the 2025 ARPA Fund $17,300,000.00 for certain eligible expenses and stating the intent of the County to use all remaining ARPA funds to cover eligible personnel expenses for County public safety and health employees through 2026.
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ORDINANCE NO. 6041, November 17, 2025
INTRODUCED BY DaRon McGee, Donna Peyton, Jalen Anderson, Megan L. Smith, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, and, Jeanie Lauer, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021, enacted by the U.S. Congress, provided financial support to local governments responding to the public health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic; and,
WHEREAS, Jackson County received a total allocation of $136,551,645.00 in ARPA funds, with approximately $70,447,641.00 remaining for distribution; and,
WHEREAS, ARPA funds must be obligated by December 31, 2024, and fully expended by December 31, 2026, with strict adherence to federal requirements for eligibility; and,
WHEREAS, the remaining $70,447,641.00 will be allocated annually for 2024, 2025, and 2026 to reimburse Jackson County for eligible public safety, health, and personnel costs until funds are fully distributed; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary to place the funds in the proper spending account; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 ARPA Fund be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION
CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION
FROM
TO
American Rescue Plan Fund
050-9999
32810-
Undesignated Fund Balance
$17,300,000
University Health
050-2600
56061 - Indigent Health Care
$4,800,000
Jackson County Health Department
050-2603
56072 - Health Department Expense
$4,800,000
Corrections
050-2701
56090 - Health and Social Services
$4,800,000
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