File #: 5481    Version: 0 Name: CARES Act Funds Computer upgrade Assessment
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 1/7/2021 In control: Finance and Audit Committee
On agenda: 1/11/2021 Final action: 2/1/2021
Title: AN ORDINANCE appropriating $101,591.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2021 CARES Act Fund to provide for the purchase of upgraded computer equipment for use by the Assessment Department to improve remote work capabilities and communications in connection with the fight against the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsors: Charlie Franklin
Indexes: 2021 CARES ACT, ASSESSMENT, COVID-19
Attachments: 1. 5481bu.pdf, 2. 5481adopt.pdf
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $101,591.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2021 CARES Act Fund to provide for the purchase of upgraded computer equipment for use by the Assessment Department to improve remote work capabilities and communications in connection with the fight against the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.


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ORDINANCE NO. 5481, January 11, 2021

INTRODUCED BY Charlie Franklin, 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, with the funding provided by this appropriation, the Assessment Department will be able to purchase upgraded computer equipment to improve remote working and communications capabilities, including forty new computers, ten iPads, and peripherals; and,

WHEREAS, the equipment will be purchased from an existing County term and supply vendor; 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 $101,591
Assessment
040-1902 58171-
Personal Computers/Accessories $101,591


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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