IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the Sheriff to execute a State Plan of Operation and Application for Participation relating to the Missouri Department of Public Safety and the U.S. Department of Defense’s Law Enforcement Support Office Program (LESO), at no cost to the County.
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RESOLUTION NO. 21260, May 1, 2023
INTRODUCED BY Venessa Huskey, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Missouri Department of Public Safety, as the sponsoring state agency for administration of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO) Program, has requested the execution of an updated LESO Program Application and State Plan of Operation; and,
WHEREAS, the LESO Program, formerly known as the DOD 1033 Program, provides surplus U.S. Department of Defense military equipment to state and local civilian law enforcement agencies for use in counter-narcotics and counter-terrorism operations and to enhance officer safety; and,
WHEREAS, the attached State Plan of Operation and Application for Participation set out the rights and obligations of each party participating in the LESO Program; and,
WHEREAS, the execution of these documents is in the best interest 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 Sheriff and other County officials be and hereby are authorized to execute the attached State Plan of Operation and LESO Application in connection with the LESO program, and any other documents necessary to give effect to the intent of this Resolution.
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. 21260 of May 1, 2023, was duly passed on May 9, 2023 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______6_________ Nays ______3________
Abstaining ____0_____ Absent _____0_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature