IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an Agreement with the Family Court Division of the Circuit Court for the Sheriff’s Office to provide deputies to assist with the Family Court’s Connections Program.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 19645, November 13, 2017
INTRODUCED BY Alfred Jordan, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, the Jackson County Family Court Division’s Connections Program is a collaborative effort between the Family Court and local law enforcement agencies in which officers facilitate the safe exchange of children between ex-spouses in instances of court-ordered visitation; and,
WHEREAS, previously this program was provided by the Kansas City Police Department, but with the relocation of the Family Court Resource Services office to Independence, the Family Court has requested the Sheriff’s Office provide these security services; and,
WHEREAS, in exchange for the services provided by the Sheriff’s Office for this program, the Family Court Division will reimburse the Sheriff’s Office at the hourly off-duty rate of $33.00 per hour, up to $38,000.00 per year, payable through an inter-departmental billing; and,
WHEREAS, the Sheriff recommends the execution of the attached Agreement with the Family Court Division for the Connections Program; and,
WHEREAS, execution of this Agreement is in the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be, and hereby is, authorized to execute the attached Agreement with the Family Court Division of the Circuit Court for the Connections Program.
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. 19645 of November 13, 2017, was duly passed on November 13, 2017 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _____8________ Nays _______0_______
Abstaining ____0_____ Absent ______1_______
________________________ _______________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature