IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute Cooperative Agreements with certain agencies that provide services and assistance to victims of domestic violence, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $125,000.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20884, February 22, 2022
INTRODUCED BY Crystal Williams, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, pursuant to section 8700., Jackson County Code (1984), the Board of Domestic Violence Shelters was established to administer the distribution of certain fees collected pursuant to state statutes and the Code; and,
WHEREAS, Hope House, Rose Brooks, Synergy, and New House domestic violence shelters are not-for-profit organizations providing assistance to victims of domestic violence; and,
WHEREAS, the Board met November 12, 2021, and recommended an allocation of $125,000.00 of the projected 2022 budget revenues to be awarded as follows:
Agency Amount
Hope House $38,000.00
Rose Brooks $38,000.00
Synergy $11,000.00
New House $38,000.00
and,
WHEREAS, the Board recommends that the County Executive be authorized to execute cooperative agreements with the specified agencies, in the respective amounts indicated, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $125,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County to provide assistance to the victims of domestic violence through the funding of these shelters; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive is authorized to execute Cooperative Agreements, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor, with Hope House, Rose Brooks, Synergy, and New House domestic violence shelters in the amounts indicated, at a total cost to the County not to exceed $125,000.00; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the Agreements.
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. 20884 of February 22, 2022, was duly passed on February 28, 2022 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______9__________ Nays _____0________
Abstaining ______0_______ Absent ____0________
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
There is a balance otherwise unencumbered to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is chargeable and there is a cash balance otherwise unencumbered in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made each sufficient to provide for the obligation herein authorized.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 041 7101 56789
ACCOUNT TITLE: Domestic Abuse Fund
Domestic Violence Assistance
Outside Agency Funding
NOT TO EXCEED: $125,000.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer