IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute addenda to the COMBAT Treatment Cooperative Agreements with Swope Health Services and ReDiscover, at no additional cost to the County.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 18560, June 30, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, by Resolution 18403, dated February 10, 2014, the Legislature did authorize the execution of Cooperative Agreements with Swope Health Services in the amount of $247,250.00 and with ReDiscover in the amount of $400,000.00, to provide substance abuse treatment funded by the Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund; and,
WHEREAS, Swope Health Services experienced a mold problem at its residential treatment site, making it necessary to transfer clients from its facility to the ReDiscover treatment program; and,
WHEREAS, as a result, ReDiscover incurred additional costs in the amount of $15,495.00; and,
WHEREAS, this matter was brought before the Jackson County Drug Commission and the Commission recommends the modification to the Cooperative Agreements with Swope Health and ReDiscover; and,
WHEREAS, as a result of the requested changes, Swope Health Services Agreement will be modified to reduce its funding by $15,495.00 and ReDiscover's Agreement will be modified to increase its funding by $15,495.00, to cover the additional costs incurred; and,
WHEREAS, Addenda to the Cooperative Agreements with each agency is a suitable mechanism to memorialize the budget modifications; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute Addenda to the Cooperative Agreements with the Swope Health Services and ReDiscover, at no additional cost to the County, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized ...
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