IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $4,000,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2020 Health Fund to assist with the Jackson County COVID-19 response.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5326, April 6, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Crystal Williams, Theresa Cass Galvin, Dan Tarwater III, Jalen Anderson, Tony Miller, Scott Burnett, Ronald E. Finley, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer County Legislators
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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, the County, through its various efforts, plays a significant role in the public health 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 projected that the County will receive at least $4,000,000.00 in federal and/or state funds to reimburse the County for funds expended in its response to the pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the County Administrator recommends that $2,000,000.00 of this funding be appropriated and expended for the purpose of procuring personal protective equipment (PPE) and testing kits if deemed necessary by Truman Medical Centers, Inc. (TMC), and/or the Jackson County Health Department, to be allocated as follows: $1,000,000.00 to TMC or the Health Department, $500,000.00 to the Sheriff and/or smaller municipalities within the County that may not have access to adequate PPE, $300,000.00 to the Department of Corrections for testing and PPE for use at the detention center, and $200,000.00 to the Medical Examiner for PPE and storage and supply costs associated with the pandemic; and,
WHEREAS, the County Administrator further recommends that the remaining $2,000,000.00 of this funding be appropriated and expended for emergency housing assistance to aid TMC and the Health Department in the provision of emergency housing needs to those persons who need to be quarantined away from others and who could otherwise potentially spread the virus if left unhoused; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
Health Fund
002-9999 45946-
COVID19- Reimbursement $4,000,000
002-9999 32810-
Undesignated Fund Balance $4,000,000
002-9999 32810-
Undesignated Fund Balance $4,000,000
Sheriff
002-4201 57230-
Other Operating Supplies $500,000
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
Corrections
002-2701 57230-
Other Operating Supplies $300,000
Medical Examiner
002-2001 57230-
Other Operating Supplies $200,000
Truman Medical Center
002-2600 57230-
Other Operating Supplies $1,000,000
Jackson County Health Department
002-2603 56790-
Other Contractual Services $2,000,000
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. 5326 introduced on April 6, 2020, was duly passed on April 6, 2020 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______8________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0______ Absent _____1________
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. 5326.
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Date Frank White, Jr., County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the sources indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER 002 9999 32810
ACCOUNT TITLE Health Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $4,000,000.00
______________________ ________________________________
Date Chief Administrative Officer