IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $14,500.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2020 CARES Act Fund to provide funds for use by the Information Technology and Communications Departments to acquire queue-management software, tent rental, and billboard rental in connection with the fight against the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $14,500.00.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5399, September 14, 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, the IT Department will acquire Q-Less queue management software for use by all County Departments to better control and manage queues that currently require social distancing practices in limited space; and,
WHEREAS, also with the funding provided by this appropriation, the Communications Department will rent billboards throughout the County encouraging and promoting the wearing of face masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19; and,
WHEREAS, additionally, funds will be made available for the continued rental of a tent at the Historic Truman Courthouse to provide sun and weather protection for taxpayers with business at the Collection and Assessment Departments there; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation be a...
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