IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $75,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2014 Grant Fund and transferring $7,059.00 within the 2014 General Fund in acceptance of a grant received from Blue Cross and Blue Shield and awarding a contract for the furnishing of exercise equipment for use County-wide, to Lifetime Fitness, under the terms and conditions of the National Joint Powers Alliance Contract No. 021512-LFF, at a cost to the County not to exceed $82,059.00.
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ORDINANCE NO. 4704, December 8, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Garza Ruiz, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, the County's health insurance provider, has awarded the County a grant in the amount of $75,000.00 for the purchase of fitness equipment for the purpose of creating a County employee wellness and fitness center; and,
WHEREAS, the Director and Finance and Purchasing recommends the award of a contract for the furnishing of this equipment to Lifetime Fitness under the terms and conditions of the National Joint Powers Alliance Contract No. 021512-LFF, an existing government contract, at an actual cost to the County not to exceed $82,059.00; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 1030.4, Jackson County Code, 1984, the Director of Finance and Purchasing is required to submit any purchase under an existing government contract which exceeds $25,000.00 to the Legislature for approval; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends the award to Lifetime Fitness under the existing government contract due to the higher volume discounts offered to larger entities; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriation and transfer are necessary to place the funds in the proper spending account; and,
WHEREAS, the County Executive recommends this appropriation and transfer; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following app...
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