IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $462,518.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2020 CARES Act Fund to reimburse the County for regular salary and overtime costs incurred by the Parks + Rec Department for park rangers from March 1, 2020, to November 20, 2020, in their role as first responders and emergency service providers for the residents of Jackson County.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5470, December 7, 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 be used to reimburse the Parks + Rec Department for public safety costs in dealing with the pandemic such as salaries and overtime costs for park rangers; 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 $462,518
Park Safety
040-1605 55010- Regular Salaries $403,611
040-1605 55030- Overtime Salaries $ 26,039
040-1605 55040- FICA Taxes $ 32,868
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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