Jackson County Missouri - File #: 19384

• File #: 19384
• Version: 0
• Name: Cooperarive Agreement with certain agencies that provide services and assistance to victims of domestic violence
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/2/2017
• In control: Health and Environment Committee
• On agenda: 2/6/2017
• Final action: 2/13/2017
• Title: A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute Cooperative Agreements with certain agencies that provide services and assistance to victims of domestic violence, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $182,000.00.
• Sponsors: Crystal Williams
• Indexes: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
• Related files: 19215, 19075, 20884, 20064, 21180, 19741

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/13/2017	0	County Legislature	Consent Agenda
2/13/2017	0	County Legislature	adopt	Pass
2/13/2017	0	Health and Environment Committee	recommend do pass	Pass
2/9/2017	0	County Legislature	Go To 1st Meeting	Pass
2/6/2017	0	County Legislature	assign to committee

IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute Cooperative Agreements with certain agencies that provide services and assistance to victims of domestic violence, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $182,000.00.


Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 19384, February 6, 2017

INTRODUCED BY Crystal Williams, County Legislator


Body
WHEREAS, Synergy Services, Hope House, New House, and Rose Brooks domestic violence shelters are not-for-profit organizations providing assistance to victims of domestic violence; and,

WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County to provide assistance to the victims of domestic violence through funding of these shelters; and,

WHEREAS, pursuant to section 8700., Jackson County Code, the Board of Domestic Violence Shelters was established to administer the distribution of fees collected pursuant to state statutes and the Code; and,


WHEREAS, pursuant to section 455.215.2, RSMo, on or before November 15, 2016, the Board or its designee must have provided written notification to any domestic violence shelter that has applied for funding, whether it is eligible to receive funds, and if it is eligible, the amount available from the fees collected; and,

WHEREAS, the Board met November 16, 2016, and recommended an allocation of $182,000.00 of the projected 2017 budget revenues to be awarded as follows:
Agency Amount
Synergy Services $20,000.00
Hope House $54,000.00
Newhouse $54,000.00
Rose Brooks $54,000.00
and,

WHEREAS, the Board will hold a second meeting in June 2017 to recommend allocation of the remaining 2017 revenues based on further revenue projections, for distribution to the three eligible shelters; and,

WHEREAS, the Board recommends that the County Executive be authorized to execute cooperative agreements with the specified agencies, in the respective amounts indicated, ...