IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION transferring $23,829.00 within the 2018 Health Fund to cover the cost of the Intergovernmental Cooperative Agreement with the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Solid Waste Management District to provide access to the Regional Household Hazardous Waste Centers for the residents of the unincorporated county, at a cost to the County not to exceed $23,828.70
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RESOLUTION NO. 19758, March 5, 2018
INTRODUCED BY Crystal Williams, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte, and Ray Counties and the City of Kansas City have formed the MARC Solid Waste Management District (SWMD) pursuant to Missouri statute; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City, Missouri, and the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, each operate a permanent household hazardous waste (HHW) facility and have agreed to make these HHW collection facilities available for the citizens of the participating members of the SWMD; and,
WHEREAS, Jackson County has participated in the regional HHW collection program since its inception in 1997; and,
WHEREAS, the regional HHW program allows the residents of unincorporated Jackson County to utilize the Kansas City and Lee’s Summit permanent facilities when disposing of household hazardous wastes; and,
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 5062, dated December 6, 2017, the Legislature did establish certain Reserve Accounts for certain budget lines within the 2018 County budget; and,
WHEREAS, certain funds appropriated in such a Reserve Account within the 2018 Health Fund are needed to cover the cost of the intergovernmental cooperative agreement with the MARC SWMD; and,
WHEREAS, there are numerous disputes between the County Executive and the Legislature regarding the validity of Ordinance 5062, relating to its construction and interpretation, and multiple related issues; and,
WHEREAS, the Chief Administrative Officer has recommended the adoption of this Resolution, without waiving any previous position taken in reliance upon the memorandum of the County Counselor dated December 22, 2017, regarding Ordinance 5062, and without waiving any position taken in reliance upon other legal memorandums provided by the Office of the County Counselor; and,
WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes that funds identified as Reserve Funds in the adopted 2018 budget within the Health Fund are required to be designated for use for the MARC SWMD Household Hazardous Waste program; and,
WHEREAS, the Chief Administrative Officer has requested that the funds identified in this Resolution be made available for such use by the Environmental Health Division of the Public Works Department within the 2018 budget; and,
WHEREAS the Legislature agrees that funds described in this Resolution should be made available for such use by posting to certain budget line items in the Health Fund non-departmental budget or otherwise for calendar year 2018 by the Environmental Health Division within the Public Works Department; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer or equivalent documentation/identification, to accomplish posting of the funds in the Health Environmental budget management system so that the funds are available for immediate use and expenditure within the 2018 budget, be and hereby is authorized:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
Health Fund
Reserve
002-8006 56835 - Reserve Operating $23,829
Health Fund
Non-Departmental
002-5102 56790-Other Contractual Srvs $23,829BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute the attached agreement with the MARC Solid Waste Management District, to participate in the Regional Household Hazardous Waste Centers, at a cost to the County not to exceed $23,828.70; 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:
______________________________ ________________________________
Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 19758 of March 5, 2018, was duly passed on March 12, 2018 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
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for the above-described transfer or equivalent documentation and/or identification to accomplish posting of the funds in the County’s budget management system so that the funds are available for immediate use and expenditure are available in the sources indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 002 8006 56835
ACCOUNT TITLE: Health Fund
Reserve - Operating
NOT TO EXCEED: $23,829.00
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: 002 5102 56790
ACCOUNT TITLE: Non-Departmental
Other Contractual Srvs
NOT TO EXCEED: $23,829.00
________________________ _________________________________
Date Chief Administrative Officer