IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $8,277,684.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 ARPA Fund for certain eligible expenses.
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ORDINANCE NO. 6128, September 9, 2026
INTRODUCED BY Jalen Anderson, County Legislator
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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; and,
WHEREAS, ARPA funds were obligated by December 31, 2024, and will be fully expended by December 31, 2026, with strict adherence to federal requirements for eligibility; 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 2026 ARPA Fund be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION
CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION
FROM
TO
American Rescue Plan Fund
050-9999
32810-
Undesignated Fund Balance
$8,277,684
$
University Health
050-2600
56061 – Indigent Health Care
4,318,639
Jackson County Health Department
050-2603
56072 – Health Department Expense
3,959,045
and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Finance Department is hereby authorized to make any transfers necessary to give effect to the intent of this Ordinance.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________________
County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached ordinance, Ordinance No. 6128 introduced on September 9, 2026, was duly passed on ______________________________, 2026 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Ye...
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