IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $32,454.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2023 Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund in acceptance of grant funds and awarding a contract for the furnishing of mobile forensic equipment and software to Grayshift, LLC, of Atlanta, GA, as a sole source purchase.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5748, June 5, 2023
INTRODUCED BY Megan L. Marshall, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, has awarded the Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance (JAG) Grant in the amount of $333,081.00, for the period July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023; and,
WHEREAS, on May 1, 2023, the Jackson County Drug Task Force received an additional $32,454.00 in additional JAG grant funds, to be used for the purchase of software mobile forensics tools and software system; and,
WHEREAS, Grayshift, GrayKey and ArtifactIQ are proprietary software tools developed and available exclusively from Grayshift, LLC, of Atlanta, GA, that allow for the extraction and analysis of data from mobile devices such as cell phones and tablets to aid law enforcement personnel in their investigations; and,
WHEREAS, the Officer-in-Charge of the Drug Task Force, after thorough research and investigation has been unable to locate other forensic tools or software products as capable as those described above available from Grayshift, LLC; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to 1030.1 of the Jackson County Code, the Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends the award of a contract for GrayKey and ArtifactIQ mobile forensics tools and a software system to Grayshift, LLC, of Atlanta, GA, as a sole source; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary in order to place the grant funds required for this purchase in the proper spending accounts; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation from the undesignated fund balance of the 2023 Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund be and hereby is made:
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DEPARTMENT/DIVISION |
CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION |
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TO |
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Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund |
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Multi-Juris DTF |
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008-4197 |
45967- Increase Revenue |
$32,454 |
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008-9999 |
32810 - Undesignated Fund Balance |
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$32,454 |
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008-9999 |
32810 - Undesignated Fund Balance |
$32,454 |
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Multi-Juris DTF |
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008-4197 |
56662- Software Maintenance |
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$31,529 |
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008-4197 |
57521- Operating Equipment - Law Enforcement |
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$550 |
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008-4197 |
56756 -Training Expense |
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$300 |
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008-4197 |
56110 - Postage |
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$75 |
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the award for purchase of the Grayshift, GrayKey, ArtifactIQ software and software tools be made to Grayshift, LLC, as recommended by the Director of Finance and Purchasing and that the Director be and hereby is authorized to make all payments including final payment on the contract.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_______________________________ ____________________________
Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached ordinance, Ordinance No. 5748 introduced on June 5, 2023, was duly passed on _____________________________, 2023 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _________________ Nays _____________
Abstaining _____________ Absent ____________
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.
______________________ _______________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No. 5748.
_______________________ _______________________________
Date Frank White, Jr., County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the sources indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 008 9999 32810
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $32,454.00
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: 008 4197 56662
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund
Multi-Juris DTF
Software Maintenance
NOT TO EXCEED: $31,529.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 008 4197 57521
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund
Multi-Juris DTF
Operating Equipment - Law Enforcement
NOT TO EXCEED: $550.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 008 4197 56756
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund
Multi-Juris DTF
Training Expense
NOT TO EXCEED: $300.00
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 008 4197 56110
ACCOUNT TITLE: Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund
Multi-Juris DTF
Postage
NOT TO EXCEED: $75.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer