IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $338,574.00 from the fund balance of the 2008 Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund and authorizing the County Executive to execute contracts with certain agencies that engage in community crime prevention activities at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $1,063,591.00, and contracts with certain agencies that engage in community crime prevention activities, to supplement the programs provided by the primary prevention agencies, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $169,344.00 both for the purpose of preventing illegal drug use and drug-related activity, authorizing the County Executive to execute an addendum to the contract with the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence for the JAM program in the Jackson County Detention Center, at a cost to the County not to exceed $15,000.00, and authorizing the County Executive to execute an addendum to the contract with Truman Medical Center Behavioral Health for the JAM program, at a cost to the County not to exceed $65,000.00.
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ORDINANCE #3998, June 2, 2008
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the voters of Jackson County, Missouri, renewed their sales tax for seven years to provide funding for the fight against illegal drugs in our community; and,
WHEREAS, the proceeds and interest generated from this tax are deposited in a special Jackson County Anti-Drug 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 contracts with organizations or entities, whether public or private, which engage in community crime prevention activities, for the purpose of preventing drug and drug-related offenses; and,
WHEREAS, the Executive Transition Team, with the assistance of independent consultants, reviewed proposals submitted in response to RFP6-08 by...
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