IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the Prosecuting Attorney to execute an Agreement with Sisters In Christ for the Raytown TEAM KC Outreach Pilot Program “Safe Zone,” funded by the County’s Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund for the 2019 fiscal year, at a cost to the County not to exceed $40,000.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20206, July 29, 2019
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater III, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Raytown TEAM KC Outreach Pilot Program will provide multi-dimensional youth empowerment and sustainability programs for teens, encouraging them to participate in sports, workshops and weekly field trips, as well as provide them with healthy life-styles choices; and,
WHEREAS, Sisters In Christ will partner with the Raytown School District, the Raytown Police and Fire Departments, the Raytown Christian Church, Life Change Church, and area businesses to develop and establish these programs for at risk youth of the Raytown community; and,
WHEREAS, lunch and transportation will be provided from area stakeholders; and,
WHEREAS, this program will provide assistance to at risk youth and support working parents of Raytown; and,
WHEREAS, the voters of Jackson County, Missouri, renewed the anti-crime sales tax to provide funding for the fight against illegal drugs and violent crime in our community; and,
WHEREAS, the proceeds and interest generated from this tax are deposited in a special Jackson County Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund that is segregated and not commingled with the general fund or any other special funds of the County; and,
WHEREAS, the voters and the Legislature authorized the Jackson County COMBAT Commission, subject to approval by the Legislature, to contract with any organization or entity, whether public or private, which engages in community crime prevention activities, for the purpose of preventing drug use and drug-related and violent offenses; and,
WHEREAS, the Commission has recommended that the Prosecuting Attorney be authorized to execute an Agreement with Sisters In Christ for the Raytown TEAM KC Outreach Pilot Program “Safe Zone,” for the period July 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019, at a cost to the County not to exceed $40,000; and,
WHEREAS, the execution of such an agreement is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Prosecuting Attorney be and hereby is authorized to execute an Agreement with Sisters In Christ for the Raytown TEAM KC Outreach Pilot Program “Safe Zone,” at a cost to the County not to exceed $40,000, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department 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:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 20206 of July 29, 2019, was duly passed on August 5, 2019 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________6_________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0________ Absent _____3_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
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 4402 56005
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund
COMBAT Prevention
Community Crime Prevention
NOT TO EXCEED: $40,000.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer