IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a Cooperative Agreement with the Greater Kansas City Hispanic Collaborative for the co-sponsoring of the BizFest Program, at a cost to the County not to exceed $5,000.00.
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RESOLUTION #16538, February 4, 2008
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Prosecuting Attorney has recommended the co-sponsoring of the BizFest Program to be held on February 13, 2008, through February 16, 2008, at an cost to the County not to exceed $5,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, BizFest is a youth entrepreneurship program, sponsored in Kansas City by the Greater Kansas City Hispanic Collaborative, which targets at risk students, giving them the ability and capacity to become goal oriented, study management skills, gain self-esteem and prepare to enter the workforce; and,
WHEREAS, the National Dropout Prevention Center states that teens who set goals and gain self-esteem preempt the onset of drug use and interrupt a potential cycle of abuse which is often drug-related; and,
WHEREAS, the COMBAT funds will be used for the BizFest purposes set out in the document attached hereto as Exhibit A; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute for the County a Cooperative Agreement with the Greater Kansas City Hispanic Collaborative at a cost to the County not to exceed $5,000.00, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the contract.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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