IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN RESOLUTION transferring $279,123.00 within the 2017 Grant Fund and authorizing the County Executive to execute an amendment to the 2016 SMART Prosecution Grant and a Cooperative Agreement with Ryan Samuelson of Kansas City, MO, to serve as the Community Engagement Coordinator of the East Patrol Pilot Project, at a cost to the County for 2017 not to exceed $7,650.00, and a two-year total cost of $24,000.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 19492, May 22, 2017
INTRODUCED BY Alfred Jordan and Dennis Waits, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, by Ordinance 4925, dated October 31, 2016, the Legislature did authorize the acceptance of the SMART Prosecution Grant received from the U.S. Department of Justice for use by the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office; and,
WHEREAS, the Smart Prosecution Initiative is a federal program designed to bring a strategic approach to criminal justice operations by using innovative applications of analysis, technology, and evidence-based practices with the goal of improving performance and effectiveness while containing costs; and,
WHEREAS, a portion of the grant is to be used to provide funding for a Community Engagement Coordinator for the East Patrol Pilot Project to assist with geographic-based prosecution in Kansas City’s most violent areas; and,
WHEREAS, the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has requested, and the U.S. Department of Justice has agreed, to an amendment to reallocate grant funds to provide for a Cooperative Agreement for the Community Engagement Coordinator; and,
WHEREAS, the Prosecuting Attorney recommends the execution of an agreement with Ryan Samuelson to serve as the Community Engagement Coordinator within the SMART Prosecution Grant team at a 2017 cost to the County not to exceed $7,650.00, and a two-year total cost of $24,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, the Community Engagement Coordinator will be responsible for building alliances between East Patrol-based prosecutors, community members, neighborhood associations, and other key community institutions in a coordinated effort between the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and the Kansas City Police Department’s SMART Policing Grant; and,
WHEREAS, a transfer is necessary to place the grant funds in the appropriate spending account to fund this agreement; and,
WHEREAS, the County Executive recommends this transfer; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfers within the 2017 Grant Fund be and hereby are made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
Grant Fund
SMART Prosecution
010-4110 55010 - Salary $206,000
010-4110 55040 - FICA $ 15,759
010-4110 55050 - Pension $ 27,364
010-4110 55060 - Insurance $ 30,000
010-4110 56790 - Other Contractual $260,000
010-4110 57010 - Office Supplies $ 2,123
010-4110 58170 - Other Equipment $ 7,000
010-4110 56140 - Travel $ 10,000
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute an amendment to the SMART Prosecution Grant with the U.S. Department of Justice; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute a Cooperative Agreement with Ryan Samuelson of Kansas City, MO, to serve as the Community Engagement Coordinator, 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 agreement.
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. 19492 of May 22, 2017, was duly passed on May 22, 2017 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
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this transfer are available from the sources indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 010 4110 55010
ACCOUNT TITLE: Grant Fund
SMART Prosecution Grant
Salary
NOT TO EXCEED: $206,000.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 010 4110 55040
ACCOUNT TITLE: Grant Fund
SMART Prosecution Grant
FICA
NOT TO EXCEED: $15,759.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 010 4110 55050
ACCOUNT TITLE: Grant Fund
SMART Prosecution Grant
Pension
NOT TO EXCEED: $27,364.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 010 4110 55060
ACCOUNT TITLE: Grant Fund
SMART Prosecution Grant
Insurance
NOT TO EXCEED: $30,000.00
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: 010 4110 56790
ACCOUNT TITLE: Grant Fund
SMART Prosecution Grant
Other Contractual
NOT TO EXCEED: $24,000.00
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Date Chief Financial Officer