IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute cooperative agreements with certain organizations which provide assistance to homeless persons, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $220,000.00.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 19057, January 19, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Alfred Jordan, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, on June 4, 1991, the voters of Jackson County authorized the County Legislature to impose a $3.00 user fee on all instruments recorded with the County's Department of Records, the proceeds of which fee is to be used to provide funds for assistance to homeless persons; and,
WHEREAS, the County actually imposed said fee by Ordinance 1986, dated June 10, 1991; and,
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 2030, dated September 3, 1991, the Legislature created the Housing Resources Commission and designated the Commission as the agency of the County responsible for determining the allocation and distribution of the proceeds of the user fee to organizations providing services to homeless persons; and,
WHEREAS, the Commission desires to assist these organizations in the provision of services and has recommended the expenditure of funds to the organizations listed below, all providing assistance to homeless persons exclusively in Jackson County:
AGENCY
AMOUNT
Benilde Hall
$15,000.00
Community LINC
$10,000.00
Community Services League
$12,000.00
Empower KC Community Development
$39,000.00
Homeless Services Coalition
$5,000.00
Legal Aid of Western Missouri
$41,000.00
Mother's Refuge
$15,000.00
Operation Breakthrough
$11,000.00
Reconciliation Services
$12,000.00
ReStart
$30,000.00
Salvation Army - Crossroads
$10,000.00
Sheffield Place
$10,000.00
Twelfth Street Heritage
$10,000.00
Total
$220,000.00
and,
WHEREAS, the execution of Cooperative Agreements with these agencies in the amounts indicated is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of...
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