IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION transferring $3,200,000.00 within the 2022 American Rescue Plan Fund to support the Jackson County Health Department, allow the continued employment of contact tracers, increase vaccination efforts and availability, and pay other costs necessary in connection with the fight against the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic through the end of 2022.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20986, June 13, 2022
INTRODUCED BY Tony Miller, 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 or affirmed, in one form or another, that the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic is 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 ARPA-Public Health Fund, which consists of monies provided by the U.S. Treasury for this purpose; and,
WHEREAS, with the funding provided by the transfer in this Resolution, the Jackson County Health Department will be able to continue the employment of contact tracers to ensure all cases of COVID-19 are appropriately tracked to minimize any further spread of the virus and continue its vaccination and testing efforts within and throughout the entire County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
American Rescue Plan Fund
ARPA Public Health
050-7802 56790-
Other Contractual Services $3,200,000
Jackson County Health
Department
050-2603 56072-
Health Department Expense $3,200,000
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution 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
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 20986 of June 13, 2022, was duly passed on June 21, 2022 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
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this transfer are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 050 7802 56790
American Rescue Plan Fund
ACCOUNT TITLE: ARPA Public Health
Other Contractual Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $3,200,000.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer