IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE transferring $150,000.00 within and appropriating $330,681.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2018 Park Fund to cover the cost of the Fort Osage Fire Restoration Project.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5101, June 4, 2018
INTRODUCED BY Tony Miller, County Legislator
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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 Park Fund are needed to cover of the costs of repairing damages caused by a grass fire at Fort Osage; 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 Ordinance, 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 Park Fund are required to be designated for use by the Parks + Rec Department for the Fort Osage Fire Restoration Project; and,
WHEREAS, the Chief Administrative Officer has requested that $150,000.00 in funds identified in this Ordinance be made available for such use by the Parks + Rec Department within the 2018 budget; and,
WHEREAS the Legislature agrees that funds described in this Ordinance should be made available for such use by posting to a certain budget line item in the Parks + Rec Department budget or otherwise for calendar year 2018 by the County’s Finance and Purchasing Department; and,
WHEREAS, it is also recommended that certain casualty insurance proceeds received by the County be appropriated at this time for this project; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation and transfer or equivalent documentation/identification, to accomplish posting of the funds in the Jackson County 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
Park Fund
Non-Specific
003-9999 47040 - Reimb Damage Claims $180,681
Contingency
003-8006 56837- Reserve- Capital $150,000
003-2810 Undesignated Fund Balance $330,681
003-2810 Undesignated Fund Balance $330,681
Non-Departmental
Park Fund
003-5103 58020- Building & Improvementss $330,681
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, Ordinance No. 5101 of June 4, 2018, was duly passed on June 18, 2018 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________6_________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining ______0_______ Absent _____3_______
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No.5101.
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Date Frank White, Jr., County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for the above-described transfer or equivalent documentation and/or identification to accomplish posting of the funds in the Jackson County Budget management system so that the funds are available for immediate use and expenditure are available in the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 003 8006 56837
ACCOUNT TITLE: Park Fund
Contingency
Reserve Capital
NOT TO EXCEED: $150,000.00
Funds Sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 003 2810
ACCOUNT TITLE: Park Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $330,681.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer