IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE accepting $430,593.00 as a reimbursement from the State of Missouri for certain costs of the 2022 general election and appropriating $50,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2022 General Fund to be used for salary increases for the staff of the Jackson County Board of Election Commissioners.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5729, April 3, 2023
INTRODUCED BY Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the State of Missouri has fully funded the County's costs of the 2022 general election, resulting in a reimbursement of $430,593.00 to the Jackson County Board of Election Commissioners, which the Board has transmitted to the County; and,
WHEREAS, the Board has requested the use of $50,000.00 of these funds for salary increases for its staff, who now have more employment options since the State eliminated the residency for Election Board staff; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri that the State reimbursement of election costs be and hereby is accepted; and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the following appropriation from the undesignated fund balance of the 2022 General Fund be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO General Fund
001-9999 32810- $50,000
Undesignated Fund Balance
Jackson County
Election Board
001-5501 55090- Salary Adjustments $50,000
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. 5729 introduced on April 3, 2023, was duly passed on May 4, 2023 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______7_________ Nays ______0________
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