IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $1,500,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2020 CARES Act Fund to support an eviction prevention program and authorizing the County Executive to execute a Cooperative Agreement with the United Way of Greater Kansas City for this program, in connection with the fight against the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, at a cost to the County not to exceed $1,500,000.00.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5391, August 24, 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 employees; 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 $1,500,000.00 funding provided by this Ordinance, the United Way of Greater Kansas City (UWGKC) will provide support to residential tenants within Jackson County who are facing eviction as a result of the pandemic, as further outlined in UWGKC's attached funding proposal; and,
WHEREAS, the funding provided by this Ordinance will allow UWGKC to leverage additional private community and other governmental support for a total program cost of $2,200,000.00; 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
CARES Act Fund
040-9999 32810-
Undesignated Fund Balance $1,500,000
United Way of Greater KC
040-5027 56790-
Other Contractual Services $1,500...
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