IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $195,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2024 Delinquent Sales Tax Fund for the purpose of providing a retention stipend for the Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5897, November 4, 2024
INTRODUCED BY Venessa Huskey, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, in the effort to stabilize the staffing levels in the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office (JCPO) in preparation for the transition of the new Prosecutor, the current Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker would like to provide each employee with a one-time two percent retention stipend; and,
WHEREAS, the funding of the stipend would be drawn from the Prosecuting Attorney's Delinquent Sales Tax Fund, which is designated for operational needs, staffing, and salary supplements for JCPO employees; and,
WHEREAS, the goal of the stipend is to minimize the number of current JCPO employees from leaving for other job opportunities during this transition, as this could pose a threat to public safety; 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 Delinquent Sales Tax Fund be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION
CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION
FROM
TO
Pros. Atty
Delinquient Sales Tax Fund
030-9999
56830 - Contingency
$140,000
Prosecuting Attorney
030-4101
58150 - Office Furniture & Fixtures
55010 - Regular Salaries
$55,000
$195,000
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing
be and hereby is authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to give effect
to the intent of this Resolution.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Counselor
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