IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE transferring $150,000.00 within and appropriating $330,681.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2018 Park Fund to cover the cost of the Fort Osage Fire Restoration Project.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5101, June 4, 2018
INTRODUCED BY Tony Miller, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, by Ordinance 5062, dated December 6, 2017, the Legislature did establish certain Reserve Accounts for certain budget lines within the 2018 County budget; and,
WHEREAS, certain funds appropriated in such a Reserve Account within the 2018 Park Fund are needed to cover of the costs of repairing damages caused by a grass fire at Fort Osage; and,
WHEREAS, there are numerous disputes between the County Executive and the Legislature regarding the validity of Ordinance 5062, relating to its construction and interpretation, and multiple related issues; and,
WHEREAS, the Chief Administrative Officer has recommended the adoption of this Ordinance, without waiving any previous position taken in reliance upon the memorandum of the County Counselor dated December 22, 2017, regarding Ordinance 5062, and without waiving any position taken in reliance upon other legal memorandums provided by the Office of the County Counselor; and,
WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes that funds identified as Reserve Funds in the adopted 2018 budget within the Park Fund are required to be designated for use by the Parks + Rec Department for the Fort Osage Fire Restoration Project; and,
WHEREAS, the Chief Administrative Officer has requested that $150,000.00 in funds identified in this Ordinance be made available for such use by the Parks + Rec Department within the 2018 budget; and,
WHEREAS the Legislature agrees that funds described in this Ordinance should be made available for such use by posting to a certain budget line item in the Parks + Rec Department budget or otherwise for calendar year 2018 by the County's Finance and Pu...
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