IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $235,690.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2021 CARES Act Fund to allow for an additional allocation to food banks and other food providers in Jackson County to ensure that food insecurity is minimized in the wake of the full economic impact of the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic and authorizing the County Executive to execute Addenda to the existing Cooperative Agreements with certain agencies, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $235,690.00.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5503, May 3, 2021
INTRODUCED BY Charlie Franklin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, U.S. President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 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, by Ordinance 5371, dated June 22, 2020, the Legislature authorized a contract in the amount of $500,000.00 with Harvesters- The Community Food Network of Kansas City, MO, to begin the process of ensuring that food insecurity is minimized in the wake of the full economic impact in connection with the fight against the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 5420, dated October 5, 2020, the Legislature authorized contracts in the total amount of $170,000.00 with the Community Services League of Independence, MO, and One Good Meal of Lee’s Summit, MO, to continue the process of ensuring that food insecurity is minimized; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 20535, dated October 19, 2020, the Legislature authorized contracts with sixteen additional community agencies in the aggregate amount of $543,700.00 to continue the process of ensuring that food insecurity is minimized; and,
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 5483, dated January 25, 2021, the Legislature authorized the County Administration to solicit and receive proposals from outside agencies and appropriated $500,000.00 to continue the process of ensuring that food insecurity is minimized; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 20641, dated March 29, 2021, the Legislature authorized contracts with twenty-seven additional community agencies in the aggregate amount of $500,000.00 to continue the process of ensuring that food insecurity is minimized; and,
WHEREAS, under this Ordinance, the Country Administration will fully fund the most recent requests received for food assistance funding from twenty-five community agencies; 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 $235,690
Food Insecurity
040-1526 56789-
Outside Agency Funding $235,690
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Executive be, and hereby is, authorized to execute Addenda to the existing Cooperative Agreements with the organizations listed in the attached “Exhibit A” in the respective amounts indicated, all for the purpose of providing assistance to food insecure persons, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Department of Finance and Purchasing be, and hereby is, authorized to make all payments, including final payments on these 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. 5503 introduced on May 3, 2021, was duly passed on May 17, 2021 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. 5503.
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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: $235,690.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer