IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION transferring $242,000.00 within the 2018 Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund and authorizing the County Executive to execute agreements with certain outside agencies funded by the County’s Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund for the 2018 fiscal year, which are engaged in anti-violent crime activities and purposes, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $242,000.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 19885, June 4, 2018
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater III, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the voters of Jackson County, Missouri, renewed the sales tax to provide funding for the fight against illegal drugs in our community; and,
WHEREAS, the proceeds and interest generated from this tax are deposited in a special Jackson County Anti-Drug Sales Tax Trust Fund that is segregated and not commingled with the general fund or any other special funds of the County; and,
WHEREAS, in 2009, voters authorized the addition of an anti-violent crime component to the COMBAT campaign; and,
WHEREAS, the voters and the Legislature authorized the Drug Commission, subject to approval by the Legislature, to contract with any organization or entity, whether public or private, which engages in anti-violent crime activities; and,
WHEREAS, by Request for Proposals 59-13, the Drug Commission solicited proposals from community agencies seeking to provide anti-violence initiative activities and services; and,
WHEREAS, these proposals were evaluated by outside reviewers who made funding recommendations to the Commission; and,
WHEREAS, after review of the outside evaluators recommendations, the Jackson County Drug Commission has recommended that the County Executive be authorized to execute agreements with the following outside agencies engaged in anti-violent crime activities for services from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018:
AGENCY AMOUNT
|
Bridge Leadership Academy |
$122,403.00 |
|
Catholic Charities of Kansas City |
$69,814.00 |
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Connecting For Good |
$70,000.00 |
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Black Health Care Coalition |
$51,960.00 |
|
ArtsTech |
$27,000.00 |
|
Jackson County Family Court |
$44,184.00 |
|
TOTAL |
$242,000.00 |
and,
WHEREAS, a transfer within the Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund is necessary to place the funds required for the agreements in the proper spending account; 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 Reserve Accounts within the 2018 Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund are needed to cover the anti-violent crime agreements; 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 Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund are required to be designated for use by the Drug Commission; and,
WHEREAS, the Chief Administrative Officer has requested that the funds identified in this Resolution be made available for such use 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 Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund non-departmental budget or otherwise for calendar year 2018 by the Finance and Purchasing Department; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfers or equivalent documentation/identification, to accomplish posting of the funds in County’s budget management system so that the funds are available for immediate use and expenditure within the 2018 budget, be and hereby are authorized:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund
Reserve
008-8006 56835 - Reserve Operating $242,000
Non-Departmental
Anti-Drug
008-5108 56090- Other Contractual Svc $242,000
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute agreements with these agencies in the respective amounts indicated, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the agreements.
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. 19885 of June 4, 2018, was duly passed on June 11, 2018 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________9_________ Nays _____0_________
Abstaining ____0_________ Absent ____0________
______________________ ______________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
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: 008 8006 56080
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund
Reserve
Reserve Operating
NOT TO EXCEED: $242,000.00
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: 008 5108 56090
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund
Non-Departmental-Anti Drug
Other Contractual Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $242,000.00
________________________ ________________________________
Date Chief Administrative Officer