IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the County Executive to award contracts for the removal and storage of the Andrew Jackson statues on the grounds of the Downtown and Historic Truman Courthouses and for site repairs of any damages occasioned by the removal.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5375, July 13, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Jalen Anderson, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, in view of recent developments including damage caused to the statue of Andrew Jackson on the grounds of the Downtown Courthouse, it is appropriate that the statues of Andrew Jackson at the Downtown and Historic Truman Courthouses be removed and stored while decisions concerning the statutes’ ultimate location and fate are contemplated; and,
WHEREAS, in order to expedite the removal and storage, it is appropriate that the County Executive be authorized to award contracts for these services, as well as for the repair of any damages to the Courthouses’ grounds occasioned by the removal; and,
WHEREAS, in awarding these contracts, the County Executive shall follow the competitive procedures set out in chapter 10 of the Jackson County Code; and,
WHEREAS, the County Executive may only expend funds for such contracts as are budgeted in appropriate spending accounts or properly transferred under the provisions of chapter 5 of the code; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to award contracts for the removal and storage of the statutes of Andrew Jackson on the grounds of the Downtown and Historic Truman Courthouses and for site repairs of any damages to the Courthouses’ grounds occasioned by the removal, on the terms set out in the Ordinance.
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. 5375 introduced on July 13, 2020, failed on July 13, 2020 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______3________ Nays ______6________
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. 5375.
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Date Frank White, Jr., County Executive