File #: 15296    Version: 0 Name: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) agreement.
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 11/29/2004 In control: (R)Anti-Drug Committee
On agenda: 11/29/2004 Final action: 12/6/2004
Title: A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an agreement with Jackson County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), in the amount of $25,000.00, as a local match to a local grant funded by the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation.
Sponsors: Dan Tarwater III, Scott Burnett, Henry C. Rizzo
Indexes: CASA, COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an agreement with Jackson County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), in the amount of $25,000.00, as a local match to a local grant funded by the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation.

Intro
RESOLUTION # 15296, November 29, 2004

INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater, Scott Burnett and Henry C. Rizzo, County Legislators


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WHEREAS, Jackson County CASA has been awarded a grant from the Greater Kansas City Community Foundation in the amount of $25,000.00, to provide court advocacy for abused and neglected children, newborn to 18 years of age, to ensure a safe and drug-free home environment, through its Court Appointed Special Advocates program; and,

WHEREAS, Jackson County CASA has requested local matching funds from the Anti-Drug Sales Tax Grant Match account in the amount of $25,000.00 for this program; and,

WHEREAS, the Prosecuting Attorney has reviewed this proposal and recommends the expenditure of these funds; therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor, with Jackson County CASA for its Court Appointed Special Advocates program at a cost to the County not to exceed $25,000.00; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the Agreement.


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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Acting Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor

Certificate of Passage

I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution # 15296 of November 29, 2004, was du...

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