IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Director of Finance and Purchasing to issue a check in the amount of $1,000.00 to Truman Medical Center for the furnishing of Trauma Informed Care training for twenty-five COMBAT partners and agency staff.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 18952, October 5, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, as part of the COMBAT anti-violence special initiative, the COMBAT administration has required the agencies and programs funded by the Anti-Drug Sales Tax to have at least one staff person receive training from Truman Medical Center in Trauma Informed Care; and,
WHEREAS, Trauma Informed Care (TIC) is treatment framework that involves understanding, recognizing, and responding to the effects of all types of trauma with emphasis on physical, psychological and emotional safety for both consumers and providers; and,
WHEREAS, the COMBAT Drug Commission, at its meeting July 14, 2015, recommended that newly-funded COMBAT agencies have the opportunity to receive this training during 2015, at a cost to the County in the amount of $1,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, said training is in the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized issue a check to the Truman Medical Center, in the amount of $1,000.00, for COMBAT agency Trauma Informed Care training services.
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. 18952 o...
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