IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $200,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2023 General Fund to cover the cost of a Jackson County sponsorship for the 2023 NFL Draft event and authorizing the Director of Finance and Purchasing to make a payment to the Greater Kansas City Sports Commission, in the amount of $200,000.00.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5738, April 24, 2023
INTRODUCED BY DaRon McGee, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the 2023 NFL Draft will take place at Union Station in Kansas City, MO, from April 27 to April 29; and,
WHEREAS, the Greater Kansas City Sports Commission has requested that the County co-sponsor the events taking place during the NFL Draft to offset costs associated with operating an event of this scale, which is estimated to have a potential economic impact on the metropolitan area approaching $100 million; and,
WHEREAS, sponsorship of this event will provide security and fan amenities for the several hundred thousand people who are expected to attend the events; and,
WHEREAS, sponsorship will provide advertising of the County's programs and incorporation of the County's name in social media, news releases, and logo on the draft's main stage; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary to cover the cost of the sponsorship; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation from the undesignated fund balance of the 2023 General Fund be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
General Fund
001-9999 32810- $200,000
Undesignated Fund Balance
Special Events
001-1670 56790- $200,000
Other Contractual Services
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to issue a check in the amount of $200,000.00 for sponsorship of the 2023 NFL Draft, to the Greater Kansas City Sports Commission.
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