IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the Prosecuting Attorney to execute Addendums to the Agreements with certain outside agencies which are engaged in anti-crime, anti-violence and substance use disorder treatment activities, for the purpose of providing emergency funds to defray costs directly related to the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $137,178.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20410, April 20, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater III, County Legislator
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WHEREAS by Resolution 20365, dated February 3, 2020, the Legislature did authorize the Prosecuting Attorney to execute agreements with certain outside agencies which are engaged in anti-crime, anti-violence and substance use disorder treatment activities; and,
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 and safety emergency; and,
WHEREAS, this emergency also poses a significant threat to public health and 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, the ongoing coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic has required COMBAT funded agencies to incur unanticipated costs related to the need to restructure their delivery of services and purchase products and supplies to comply with safety guidelines, especially agencies and treatment centers operating residential treatment facilities; and,
WHEREAS, the attached Exhibit A indicates Jackson County COMBAT Commission’s recommendations for additional funding based on forms submitted and reviewed at a meeting held on April 10, 2020; and,
WHEREAS, this additional, emergency funding is intended to defray the unanticipated increased operating costs associated with the ongoing coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic; and,
WHEREAS, the execution of Addendums to the Agreements for the services of these agencies is in the 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 Addendums to the Agreements with the outside agencies listed on Exhibit A, in the respective amounts indicated, in forms to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the Agreements and the Addendums thereto.
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. 20410 of April 20, 2020, was duly passed on April 20, 2020 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________9_________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0________ Absent _____0_______
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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 4404 56789
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund
COMBAT Treatment
Outside Agency Funding
NOT TO EXCEED: $137,178.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer