IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION transferring $1,510,025.00 within the 2021 Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund and authorizing the Prosecuting Attorney to execute agreements with certain outside agencies which are engaged in anti-crime and anti-violence prevention activities and purposes, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $3,552,123.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20624, February 18, 2021
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater III, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the voters of Jackson County, Missouri, renewed the sales tax to provide funding for the fight against illegal drugs and violent crime in our community; and,
WHEREAS, the proceeds and interest generated from this tax are deposited in a special Jackson County Anti-Crime Sales Tax Trust Fund that is segregated and not commingled with the general fund or any other special funds of the County; and,
WHEREAS, the voters and the Legislature authorized the Prosecuting Attorney, subject to approval by the Legislature, to contract with any organization or entity, whether public or private, which engages in anti-crime and anti-violence prevention activities and purposes; and,
WHEREAS, the COMBAT Commission solicited proposals from community agencies seeking to provide anti-crime and anti-violence prevention activities and services; and,
WHEREAS, these proposals were evaluated by outside experts who made funding recommendations to the Commission; and,
WHEREAS, after review of the outside evaluators' recommendations, the COMBAT Commission has recommended that the Prosecuting Attorney be authorized to execute agreements with certain outside agencies engaged in anti-crime and anti-violence prevention activities and purposes for services from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021, as set out below:
AGENCY
AMOUNT
Ad Hoc Group Against Crime
$260,000
Artists Helping the Homeless (AHH)
50,000
Arts Tech
92,000
Blue Springs Police Department Community and Youth Outreach
22,80...
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