IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute cooperative agreements with certain organizations which provide assistance to homeless persons, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $275,000.00.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 20110, March 18, 2019
INTRODUCED BY Charlie Franklin, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, on June 4, 1991, the voters of Jackson County authorized the County Legislature to impose a $3.00 user fee on all instruments recorded with the County's Department of Records, the proceeds of which fee is to be used to provide funds for assistance to homeless persons; and,
WHEREAS, the County actually imposed said fee by Ordinance 1986, dated June 10, 1991; and,
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 2030, dated September 3, 1991, the Legislature created the Housing Resources Commission and designated the Commission as the agency of the County responsible for determining the allocation and distribution of the proceeds of the user fee to organizations providing services to homeless persons; and,
WHEREAS, the Commission desires to assist these organizations in the provision of services and has recommended the expenditure of funds to the organizations listed below, all providing assistance to homeless persons exclusively in Jackson County:
AGENCY
AMOUNT
Amethyst Place
$12,000.00
Benilde Hall
$15,000.00
Community LINC
$10,000.00
Community Services League
$12,000.00
Consolidated Social Work Services
$5,000.00
Empowerment Organization For Change
$5,000.00
Hillcrest
$10,000.00
Hope House
$6,000.00
Legal Aid of Western Missouri
$45,000.00
Mother's Refuge
$15,000.00
Operation Breakthrough
$11,000.00
Reconciliation Services
$33,000.00
ReStart
$30,000.00
River of Refuge
$10,000.00
Rose Brooks
$6,000.00
Salvation Army - Crossroads
$10,000.00
Sarita Lynn Ministries
$10,000.00
Sheffield Place
$20,000.00
Twelfth Street Heritage
$10,0...
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