IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an Agreement with the Family Court Division of the Circuit Court for the Sheriff’s Office to provide deputies to assist with the Family Court’s Night Light Program.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20006, October 8, 2018
INTRODUCED BY Alfred Jordan, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Jackson County Family Court Division’s Night Light Program is a collaborative effort between the Family Court and local law enforcement agencies in which a juvenile probation officer and a uniformed deputy sheriff will make evening and late night supervision and surveillance checks on high-risk juvenile probationers; and,
WHEREAS, the purpose of the program is to hold potentially violent youth offenders accountable for their actions, reduce delinquent behavior, encourage sound social decision-making behavior, and reduce illegal substance abuse; and,
WHEREAS, in exchange for the services provided by the Sheriff’s Office for this program, the Family Court Division will reimburse the Sheriff’s Office at the hourly off-duty rate of $33.00 per hour, up to $70,000.00 for 2018, payable through an inter-departmental billing; and,
WHEREAS, the Sheriff recommends the execution of the attached Agreement with the Family Court Division for the Night Light Program; and,
WHEREAS, execution of this 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 Agreement with the Family Court Division of the Circuit Court for the Night Light Program.
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. 20006 of October 8, 2018, was duly passed on October 15, 2018 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _____8________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0____ Absent _____0________
Excused _____1______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature