Jackson County Missouri - File #: 18078

• File #: 18078
• Version: 0
• Name: Outside agencies - Anti-drug treatment activities
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/28/2013
• In control: (R)Anti-Drug Committee
• On agenda: 1/28/2013
• Final action: 2/4/2013
• Title: A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute agreements with certain outside agencies funded by the County's Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund for the 2013 fiscal year, which are engaged in anti-drug treatment activities and purposes, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $2,546,690.00.
• Sponsors: Dan Tarwater III
• Indexes: ANTI-DRUG SALES TAX FUND, OUTSIDE AGENCIES
• Related files: 18401, 18730, 18403

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/4/2013	0	(R)Anti-Drug Committee
2/4/2013	0	County Legislature	Consent Agenda	Pass
2/4/2013	0	County Legislature	adopt	Pass
2/1/2013	0	County Legislature	Go To 1st Meeting	Pass
1/28/2013	0	County Legislature	assign to committee

IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI


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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute agreements with certain outside agencies funded by the County's Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund for the 2013 fiscal year, which are engaged in anti-drug treatment activities and purposes, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $2,546,690.00.



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RESOLUTION NO. 18078, January 28, 2013

INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater, 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 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 the Drug Commission, subject to approval by the Legislature, to contract with any organization or entity, whether public or private, which engages in anti-drug treatment activities; and,

WHEREAS, by Request for Proposals 83-12, the Drug Commission solicited proposals from community agencies seeking to provide anti-drug treatment activities and services for the two-year period 2013-2014; 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 Jackson County Drug Commission has recommended that the County Executive be authorized to execute agreements with certain outside agencies engaged in anti-drug treatment activities for services from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2013; and,

WHEREAS, the execution of agreements for the services of these agencies, in the amounts indicated on the document attached hereto as Exhibit A, is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of J...