IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $250,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2020 CARES Act Fund to provide for cleaning and disinfecting services and building modifications to improve the safety of County associates and visitors in connection with the fight against the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5337, May 11, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Cass Galvin, County Legislator
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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, on March 22, 2020, the County Executive issued an order closing all non-essential businesses in Jackson County, outside the City of Kansas City, which has been extended until May 15, 2020; and,
WHEREAS, the County, through its various efforts, plays a significant role in the public health of its citizens and associates; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriate response by the County to this emergency will require significant expenditures from the County CARES Act Fund, which consists of monies provided by the U.S. Treasury for this purpose; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Public Works recommends an emergency contract with Burtin and Associates for disinfecting and deep cleaning County buildings to ensure all County public spaces are welcoming, clean, and free of viral conditions by utilizing COVID-19 approved sanitizing solutions at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $150,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, the County will also construct necessary plexiglass barriers in places where County associates directly interface with large numbers of the general public using existing County term and supply contracts; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary to place the required funds in the appropriate spending accounts; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation from the undesignated fund balance of the 2020 CARES Act Fund be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
CARES Act Fund
040-9999 32810-
Undesignated Fund Balance $250,000
Fac. Mgmt Kansas City
040-1204 56730-
Janitor & Exterminating Services $150,000
040-1204 56790-
Other Contractual Services $50,000
040-1204 57370-
Building Operating Supplies $50,000
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. 5337 introduced on May 11, 2020, was duly passed on May 11, 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. 5337.
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Date Frank White, Jr., County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 040 9999 32810
ACCOUNT TITLE: CARES Act Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $250,000.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer