IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION transferring $40,000.00 within the 2017 Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund and authorizing the County Executive to execute agreements with certain outside agencies funded by the County's Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund for the 2017 fiscal year, which are engaged in anti-violent crime activities and purposes, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $315,000.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 19395, February 27, 2017
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater III, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the voters of Jackson County, Missouri, renewed the sales tax to provide funding for the fight against illegal drugs in our community; and,
WHEREAS, the proceeds and interest generated from this tax are deposited in a special Jackson County Anti-Drug Sales Tax Trust Fund that is segregated and not commingled with the general fund or any other special funds of the County; and,
WHEREAS, in 2009, voters authorized the addition of an anti-violent crime component to the COMBAT campaign; and,
WHEREAS, the voters and the Legislature authorized the Drug Commission, subject to approval by the Legislature, to contract with any organization or entity, whether public or private, which engages in anti-violent crime activities; and,
WHEREAS, by Request for Proposals 59-13, the Drug Commission solicited proposals from community agencies seeking to provide anti-violence initiative activities and services; and,
WHEREAS, these proposals were evaluated by outside experts who made funding recommendations to the commission; and,
WHEREAS, after review of the outside evaluators recommendations, the Jackson County Drug Commission has recommended that the County Executive be authorized to execute agreements with the following outside agencies engaged in anti-violent crime activities for services from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2017:
AGENCY AMOUNT
Ad Hoc Group Against Crime
$60,000.00
Arts Tech
$45,000.00
Boys & Girls Clubs
$40,000....
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