IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the extension of the U.S. Department of Justice’s 2013 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) for use by the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, at no cost to the County.
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RESOLUTION NO. 19262, September 26, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Alfred Jordan, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, by Ordinance 4582, dated October 21, 2013, the Legislature did authorize the acceptance of the 2013 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) in the amount of $538,405.00, received from the U. S. Department of Justice for the period of October 1, 2012, through September 30, 2016; and,
WHEREAS, the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has requested, and the U.S. Department of Justice has approved, an extension of this grant through September 30, 2017; and,
WHEREAS, the requested extension will allow for the continuation of funding for salary and benefits for drug court employees and one data analyst through September 30, 2017; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the 2013 Justice Assistance Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice, be and hereby is extended until September 30, 2017; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Executive and all other County officials be and hereby are authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to the extension.
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. 19262 of September 26, 2016, was duly passed on September 26, 2016 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