IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an Amendment to the Program Agreement with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services for a tracking program for statistical reporting of opioid and violent deaths, for a fee payable to the County.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 20758, September 13, 2021
INTRODUCED BY Jalen Anderson, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, the Medical Examiner’s Office desires to continue to participate in the tracking program sponsored by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, for statistical reporting of opioid and violent deaths; and,
WHEREAS, the office’s participation in this program was originally authorized by Resolution 19732, dated February 12, 2018, and has been reauthorized since then; and,
WHEREAS, under a proposed Amendment to the Agreement, the County will be reimbursed for providing reports of opioid and violent deaths through August 31, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $31,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, the attached Amendment to the Program Agreement sets out the rights and obligations of each party participating in the program; and,
WHEREAS, execution of the attached Amendment to the Agreement with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is in the best interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute the attached Amendment to the Program Services Contract with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 20758 of September 13, 2021, was duly passed on September 13, 2021 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________6_________ Nays _______0_______
Abstaining _____0________ Absent ______3_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature