IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $5,590,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2020 CARES Act Fund to provide funds to Swope Health Services, KC Care Health Center, and Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center, to compensate them for unanticipated costs necessary in connection with the fight against the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic and authorizing the County Executive to execute cooperative agreements with the agencies, at an aggregate cost to the County not exceed $5,590,000.00.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5401, 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, Swope Health Services will be compensated $3,400,000.00 for necessary building modifications, behavioral health needs for Jackson County residents and COVID-19 screening and testing costs, KC Care Health Center will receive $1,165,000.00 for necessary building modifications, equipment, supplies, and staffing costs, and Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center will receive $1,025,000.00 for necessary building modifications and transportation support for Jackson County residents; and,
WHEREAS, the County Executive recommends this appropriation and the execution of Cooperative Agreements with Swope Health Services, KC Care Health Center, and Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center, for this purpose, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; 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 $5,590,000
Swope Health Services
040-7601 56790-
Other Contractual Services $3,400,000
KC CARE Clinic - AIDS
040-7704 56790-
Other Contractual Services $1,165,000
Samuel Rodgers Health Center
040-7713 56790-
Other Contractual Services $1,025,000
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute appropriate Cooperative Agreements with the identified agencies, in a form to be approved by County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the agreements.
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. 5401 introduced on September 14, 2020, was duly passed on September 28, 2020 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______9_________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0______ Absent _____0________
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.
____________________ ________________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No. 5401.
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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: $5,590,000.00
There is a balance otherwise unencumbered to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is chargeable and there is a cash balance otherwise unencumbered in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made each sufficient to provide for the obligation herein authorized.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 040 7601 56790
ACCOUNT TITLE: CARES Act Fund
Swope Health Services
Other Contractual Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $3,400,000.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 040 7704 56790
ACCOUNT TITLE: CARES Act Fund
KC CARE Clinic - AIDS
Other Contractual Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $1,165,000.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 040 7713 56790
ACCOUNT TITLE: CARES Act Fund
Samuel Rodgers Health Center
Other Contractual Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $1,025,000.00
____________________ ________________________________
Date Chief Administrative Officer