IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Independence, Missouri, for the furnishing of animal sheltering services at the Regional Animal Shelter, for funds payable to the County.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 19672, December 11, 2017
INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, by Resolution 16925, dated June 8, 2009, the Legislature did authorize the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Independence, Missouri (“the City”), for animal control field services and animal control sheltering services for the City and unincorporated areas of Jackson County, for a period ending December 31, 2017; and,
WHEREAS, subsequent agreements authorized by the Legislature have provided that, among other things, the County would operate an animal shelter within a building constructed by the County on property owned by the City; and,
WHEREAS, the City and the County now recommend the execution of a five-year Intergovernmental Agreement to continue to provide these services, for funds payable to the County, to be passed through to the non-profit organization, Great Plains SPCA, in accordance with a separate agreement now before the Legislature; and,
WHEREAS, execution of this Intergovernmental 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 Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Independence, Missouri, for animal sheltering services.
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. 19672 of December 11, 2017, was duly passed on December 15, 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