IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $100,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2020 CARES Act Fund to allow the city of Blue Springs, Missouri, to acquire supplies and equipment, make minor building improvements, and pay public safety overtime, necessary in connection with the fight against the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic and authorizing the County Executive to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Blue Springs, Missouri, at a cost to the County not to exceed $100,000.00.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5353, June 1, 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, 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 significant expenditures from the County CARES Act Fund, which consists of monies provided by the U.S. Treasury for this purpose; and,
WHEREAS, with the funding provided by this appropriation, Blue Springs will acquire personal protective equipment (PPE) for city staff, make minor building improvements, and pay public safety overtime; and,
WHEREAS, the County Executive recommends this appropriation and the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Blue Springs, Missouri, for this purpose, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
WHEREAS, such Intergovernmental Agreement shall require that Jackson County be indemnified by the City for any shortfall in or misuse of County-provided funds; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation be and hereby is made:
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