IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE transferring $3,920.00 within the 2017 Special Road and Bridge Fund, appropriating $9,650.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2017 Grant Fund, and authorizing the County Executive to execute a Program Agreement with the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission in acceptance of the Blueprint for Safer Roadways Program grant, and authorizing the Director of Finance and Purchasing to accept the donation of a police interceptor vehicle received from the City of Independence Police Department in connection with the grant program.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5053, November 20, 2017
INTRODUCED BY Alfred Jordan, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission has awarded the Sheriff's Office a grant in the amount of $5,730.00 for the Missouri Blueprint for Safer Roadways Program grant; and,
WHEREAS, under the Blueprint for Safer Roadways Program, the Sheriff's Office's Traffic Unit will participate in the "Choose Your Ride" and "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaigns; and,
WHEREAS, said campaigns will utilize a marked vehicle with signage and logos from partner agencies and illustrate the financial implications of an average taxi ride versus the average defense costs of a DWI arrest; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Independence will donate a police interceptor vehicle to be used for this educational program; and,
WHEREAS, a transfer and appropriation are necessary to place the grant funds and matching funds required for this campaign in the appropriate spending accounts; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer within the 2017 Special Road and Bridge Fund and appropriation from the undesignated fund balance of the 2017 Grant Fund be and hereby are made:
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