IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $120,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2020 CARES Act Fund to reimburse the Kansas City Election Board and Jackson County Election Board for expended funds and make funds available to pay other costs necessary in connection with the fight against the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5422, October 12, 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, the funding provided by this appropriation will reimburse the Kansas City Election Board and Jackson County Election Board for previous purchases of personal protective equipment for staff and voters, for the costs of modifying polling places and the purchase of eighteen additional Express Vote Ballot Marking Devices, and for other costs incurred and to be incurred deemed reasonable under CARES Act guidelines that are utilized in COVID protocols; 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 $120,000
Kansas City Election Board
040-5401 57230-
Other Operating Supplies $15,000
040-5401 58170- Other Equipment $85,000
Jackson County Election Board
040-5501 57230-
Other Operating Supplies $20,000
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. 5422 introduced on October 12, 2020, was duly passed on October 19, 2020 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______8________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining ____0_______ Absent _____1________
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. 5422.
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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: $120,000.00
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Date Interim Chief Administrative Officer