IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the Director of Finance and Purchasing to issue a check in the amount of $15,000.00 to the National WWI Museum and Memorial for a Premier Membership which will support free admission to the Museum and the associated events for veterans and active-duty military members during the 2023 Memorial Day Weekend and Veterans Day Celebrations, and half-price admission for other attendees at the events.
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RESOLUTION NO. 21274, May 15, 2023
INTRODUCED BY Megan L. Marshall, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Administration recommends that the County contract for a Premier Membership at the National WWI Museum and Memorial which will support free admission for veterans and active-duty military members and half-price admission for other attendees to the Museum and the associated events over Memorial Day Weekend, Friday, May 26 to Monday, May 29, 2023, and Veterans Day Celebration, Saturday, November 11, 2023; and,
WHEREAS, the Museum and Memorial embraces the importance Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies and programs have in the community and with the continuation of the County’s membership support, the National WWI Museum and Memorial will continue this tradition; and,
WHEREAS, the Jackson County Executive and Legislature will be mentioned in all news releases related to the Memorial Day Weekend and Veterans Day Celebration as well as recognition in the Museum and Memorial’s Annual Report and on the Donor Wall; and,
WHEREAS, the Jackson County logo will be featured in the ceremonial programs, webpages, and signage; and,
WHEREAS, said membership 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 Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to issue a check to the National WWI Museum and Memorial, in the amount of $15,000.00, for a Museum Premier Membership which will support the 2023 Memorial Day Weekend and Veterans Day activities.
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. 21274 of May 15, 2023, was duly passed on May 22, 2023 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _____8__________ Nays _____1________
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: 001 1006 56710
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
County Memberships
Dues & Membership
NOT TO EXCEED: $15,000.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer