IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE transferring $90,291.00 within and appropriating $902,912.00 from the unappropriated surplus of the 1999 Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund to cover a grant received from the Missouri Department of Public Safety for the "Night Light/Sentenced to the Arts" programs and the transfer of matching funds, and authorizing the County Executive to execute Agreements with Pan Educational Institute and Central Missouri State University at a cost to the County not to exceed $443,950.00 and $13,536.00, respectively.
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ORDINANCE #2967, October 11, 1999
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Missouri Department of Public Safety has awarded a grant to the Prosecuting Attorney's Office for its Night Light/Sentenced to the Arts" programs; and,
WHEREAS, under the Night Light program, the Jackson County Family Court, the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department, and the Independence, Missouri Police Department will form a collaborative effort to provide evening and late night supervision to youth who are considered high risk for re-offending; and,
WHEREAS, Pan Educational Institute (PEI) will oversee and implement the Sentenced to the Arts program, in cooperation with the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office and the City of Kansas City; and,
WHEREAS, PEI will also contract with Alternative Schools Network Association and community art organizations, and will be the intermediary between the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office, the City of Kansas City and the artists involved in the programs; and,
WHEREAS, Central Missouri State University shall provide evaluation services to determine the effectiveness of the Sentenced to the Arts program; and,
WHEREAS, the total state share of the grant is $812,621.00 with a local match of $90,291.00, for which a transfer and appropriation are necessary; and,
WHEREAS, in order to accept this grant, a transfer within and an ap...
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