IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
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 |
$40,000.00 |
|
Dismas |
$40,000.00 |
|
Center for Conflict Resolution |
$60,000.00 |
|
Lee's Summit CARES |
$30,000.00 |
|
Jackson County Family Court |
$40,000.00 |
|
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|
|
TOTAL |
$315,000.00 |
and,
WHEREAS, a transfer within the Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund is the appropriate action needed to place the portion of the funds authorized for the Jackson County Family Court in the proper spending account; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer within the 2017 Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER DESCRIPTION FROM TO
Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund
Non-Departmental
008-5108 56080 - Other Professional Srvs. $40,000
Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund
Family Court Anti-Violence Initiative
008-2181 55010 - Regular Salaries $32,211
008-2181 55040 - FICA $ 2,464
008-2181 55050 - Pension $ 5,325
and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute agreements with these agencies in the respective amounts indicated, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the agreements.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_______________________________ _____________________________
Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 19395 of February 27, 2017, was duly passed on March 6, 2017 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______6__________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining ______0_______ Absent ______3______
______________________ ______________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this transfer are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 008 5108 56080
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund
Non-Departmental
Other Professional Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $40,000.00
There is a balance otherwise unencumbered to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is chargeable and there is a cash balance otherwise unencumbered in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made each sufficient to provide for the obligation herein authorized.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 008 5108 56080
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund
Non-Departmental
Other Professional Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $275,000.00
________________________ ________________________________
Date Chief Financial Officer