IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Prosecuting Attorney to execute agreements with certain outside agencies which are engaged in anti-drug and anti-violent crime treatment activities and purposes, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $3,995,780.00.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 20599, January 4, 2021
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater III, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the voters of Jackson County, Missouri, renewed the sales tax to provide funding for the fight against illegal drugs and violent crime in our community; and,
WHEREAS, the proceeds and interest generated from this tax are deposited in a special Jackson County Anti-Crime Sales Tax Trust Fund that is segregated and not commingled with the general fund or any other special funds of the County; and,
WHEREAS, the voters and the Legislature authorized the Prosecuting Attorney, subject to approval by the Legislature, to contract with any organization or entity, whether public or private, which engages in anti-drug and anti-violent crime treatment activities; and,
WHEREAS, the COMBAT Commission solicited proposals from community agencies seeking to provide anti-drug and anti-violent crime treatment activities and services; and,
WHEREAS, these proposals were evaluated by outside reviewers who made funding recommendations to the Commission; and,
WHEREAS, after review of the outside evaluators' recommendations, the COMBAT Commission has recommended that the Prosecuting Attorney be authorized to execute agreements with certain outside agencies engaged in anti-drug and anti-violent crime treatment activities for services from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021, as set out below:
COMBAT Treatment Agency
AMOUNT
Amethyst Place
80,000
Benilde Hall
366,650
Children's Mercy Hospital
60,000
Comprehensive Mental Health Services
475,000
Cornerstones of Care
240,619
Crittenton Children's Center
112,464
Guadalupe Center, Inc.
109,770
Healing House,...
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