IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an agreement with the Mid-America Regional Council for the furnishing of the Kansas City Crisis Center, a substance abuse treatment program to be funded by the County’s Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund, at a cost to the County not to exceed $100,000.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18925, September 14, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits, 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 and violent crime 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, Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) has submitted a proposal to the Jackson County Drug Commission for a two-year pilot project, titled “the Kansas City Crisis Center,” to address the need for emergency sobering and stabilization services in our area; and,
WHEREAS, the Kansas City Crisis Center project will provide alternative resources for stabilization and referral for persons presenting with a psychiatric or substance abuse-induced crisis, with emphasis on avoiding the duplication of services already in place; and,
WHEREAS, in addition to funding from the Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund, the Missouri Department of Mental Health, the Kansas City Metropolitan Healthcare Council, and at least five participating hospitals have committed to be funding partners; and,
WHEREAS, the Jackson County Drug Commission recommends an agreement with MARC for the furnishing of the Kansas City Crisis Center anti-drug treatment program, at a cost to the County not to exceed $100,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, the execution of an agreement for these services with MARC is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute an agreement with MARC in the amount of $100,000.00 for the furnishing of drug treatment services, 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 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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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 18925 of September 14, 2015, was duly passed on September 21, 2015 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______9__________ Nays _______0_______
Abstaining ______0_______ Absent ______0______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
There is a balance otherwise unencumbered to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is chargeable and there is a cash balance otherwise unencumbered in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made each sufficient to provide for the obligation herein authorized.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 008 4404 56789
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund
COMBAT Crime Treatment
Outside Agency Funding
NOT TO EXCEED: $100,000.00
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Date Director of Finance and Purchasing