IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE enacting the Representative Joe Runions Act, transferring $3,613,603.00 within the 2020 General Fund, and appropriating $900,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2020 Health Fund to meet unbudgeted public safety emergency expenses to be incurred by Truman Medical Centers, Inc., and the Medical Examiner’s Office, in connection with the fight against the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5322, March 30, 2020
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INTRODUCED BY Theresa Cass Galvin, Dan Tarwater III, Jalen Anderson, Crystal Williams, Tony Miller, Scott Burnett, Ronald E. Finley, Charlie Franklin, and Jeanie Lauer, County Legislators
WHEREAS, U.S. President Donald J. Trump, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, and County Executive Frank White Jr. have all declared, in one form or another, the ongoing coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic to be a public health emergency; and
WHEREAS, this emergency also poses a significant threat to public safety; and
WHEREAS, the County, through its various efforts, plays a significant role in the public safety of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, an appropriate response by the County to this emergency will require the expenditure of significant County financial and other resources; and
WHEREAS, it is proposed that Truman Medical Centers, Inc., be an initial recipient of this funding, to provide for increased expenses in the areas of testing kits, personal protective equipment (PPE), staffing for conducting in-person, in-home, and/or drive-through testing, contact tracing, medical supplies, hospital bed capacity, and services provided by the Jackson County Health Department; and
WHEREAS, it is also appropriate that the Medical Examiner’s Office be provided with
funding for the purchase of a LODOX high-volume x-ray machine, which will be of
critical importance in that office’s response to the emergency; and
WHEREAS, this purchase will be authorized by separate Resolution; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that most, if not all, of the proposed expenditures will be
reimbursable out of federal and/or state funds; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer and appropriation be and hereby are made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
General Fund
3% State Mandated Contingency
001-8003 56830- Contingency Fund $3,613,603
TMC 56790-
001-2600 Other Contractual Services $3,613,603
Health Fund
002-9999 32810-
Undesignated Fund Balance $900,000
TMC
002-2600 56790-
Other Contractual Services $700,000
Medical Examiner
002-2001 58170- Other Equipment $200,000
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached ordinance, Ordinance No. 5322 introduced on March 30, 2020, was duly passed on March 30, year by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______9________ Nays _______0_______
Abstaining ____0_______ Absent ______0_______
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. 5322.
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Date Frank White, Jr., County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this transfer and appropriation are available from the sources indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 8003 58630
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
3% State Mandated Contingency
Contingency Fund
NOT TO EXCEED: $3,613,603.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 002 9999 32810
ACCOUNT TITLE: Health Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $900,000.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer