Jackson County Missouri - File #: 20345

• File #: 20345
• Version: 0
• Name: Domestic Violence Shelter Funding
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/9/2020
• In control: Budget Committee
• On agenda: 1/13/2020
• Final action: 1/21/2020
• Title: A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute Cooperative Agreements with certain agencies that provide services and assistance to victims of domestic violence, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $93,000.00.
• Sponsors: Crystal Williams
• Indexes: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
• Related files: 20111, 20186, 20884, 21180, 20613

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/21/2020	0	County Legislature	adopt	Pass
1/21/2020	0	Budget Committee	recommend do pass	Pass
1/21/2020	0	County Legislature	Consent Agenda
1/14/2020	0	County Legislature	Go To 1st Meeting	Pass
1/13/2020	0	County Legislature	assign to committee

IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute Cooperative Agreements with certain agencies that provide services and assistance to victims of domestic violence, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $93,000.00.


Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 20345, January 13, 2020

INTRODUCED BY Crystal Williams, County Legislator


Body
WHEREAS, Hope House, New House, Rose Brooks, and Synergy domestic violence shelters are not-for-profit organizations providing assistance to victims of domestic violence; and,

WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County to provide assistance to the victims of domestic violence through the funding of these shelters; and,

WHEREAS, pursuant to section 8700., Jackson County Code, the Board of Domestic Violence Shelters was established to administer the distribution of fees collected pursuant to state statutes and the Code; and,


WHEREAS, the Board met December 11, 2019, and recommended an allocation of $93,000.00 of the projected 2020 budget revenues to be awarded as follows:
Agency Amount
Hope House $29,000.00
New House $29,000.00
Rose Brooks $29,000.00
Synergy $ 6,000.00
and,

WHEREAS, the Board will hold a second meeting in June 2020 to recommend allocation of the remaining 2020 revenues, based on further revenue projections for distribution to the four eligible shelters; and,

WHEREAS, the Board recommends that the County Executive be authorized to execute cooperative agreements with the specified agencies, in the respective amounts indicated, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed a total of $93,000.00; now therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive is authorized to execute the Agreements, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor, with Hope House, New House, Rose Brooks, and Synergy domestic ...