IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION transferring $11,500.00 within the 2015 Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund and authorizing the County Executive to execute a Development Agreement with Connections to Success, Inc., of Kansas City, MO, Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc., of Kansas City, MO, and Marlborough Community Coalition, Inc., of Kansas City, MO, for the 2015 Jackson County Constructing Futures Program, at a cost to the County not to exceed $76,650.00, to further the prevention of homelessness and the prevention of drug and drug-related offenses.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18942, September 28, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Alfred Jordan, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Jackson County Constructing Futures Program is a unique public-private partnership designed to provide a structured pathway to allow former drug offenders to enter the construction industry, and at the same time provide permanent housing to those in need; and,
WHEREAS, the project will allow drug offenders and unskilled individuals living in poverty to learn the construction trade by rehabilitating houses that can then be occupied by a family struggling with homelessness; and,
WHEREAS, the Administration recommends that Connections to Success, Inc., of Kansas City (Jackson County), MO, serve as the manager for the 2015 Constructing Futures Program, at a cost to the County in the amount of $76,650.00; and,
WHEREAS, Neighborhood Housing Services of Kansas City, Inc. (NHS), and Marlborough Community Coalition, Inc. (MCC), non-profit organizations dedicated to blight remediation and enhancing housing opportunities for the citizens of Jackson County, desire to partner with Connections to Success for the 2015 Constructing Futures Program; and,
WHEREAS, a Development Agreement among the County, Connections to Success, NHS, and MCC sets out the rights and obligations of each party related to the 2015 Constructing Futures Program; and,
WHEREAS, a transfer is necessary to put a portion of the funds needed for this program in the appropriate spending account; and,
WHEREAS, the County Executive recommends this transfer; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer within the 2015 Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund
COMBAT Administration
008-4401 56080 - Other Professional Srs. $11,500
008-4401 56790 - Other Contractual Services $11,500
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute a Development Agreement, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor, with Connections to Success, Inc., Neighborhood Housing Services, and Marlborough Community Coalition for the 2015 Constructing Futures Program, at a cost to the County not to exceed $76,650.00; 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:
______________________________ ______________________________
Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 18942 of September 28, 2015, was duly passed on October 5, 2015 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______7__________ Nays ______0_______
Abstaining ______0______ Absent _____1_______
Excused ______1_______
_____________________________ ________________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this transfer are available from the sources indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 008 4401 56080
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund
COMBAT Administration
Other Professional Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $11,500.00
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: 002 5102 56789
ACCOUNT TITLE: Health Fund
Non-Departmental
Outside Agency Funding
NOT TO EXCEED: $65,150.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 008 4401 56080
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund
COMBAT Administration
Other Professional Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $11,500.00
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Date Director of Finance and Purchasing