ORDINANCE NO. 080042
Authorizing the Director of
Finance to proceed with additional collection efforts for delinquent special
assessments under an agreement with Linebarger Goggan Blair Sampson, LLP;
estimating revenue from collection efforts and increasing the appropriation in
various funds of the City by $960,600.00; appropriating $240,150.00 from
various funds of the City for payment of collection fees to the Linebarger
Goggan Blair Sampson, LLP Collection Firm for collection of delinquent special
assessments; and designating requisitioning authority.
WHEREAS, the
City has an existing Master Collection Agreement (the Agreement) with the
Linebarger Goggan Blair Sampson, LLP that is currently being used for
collection of delinquent earnings taxes, municipal court fines, etc.; and
WHEREAS, the
City has an estimated $960,600.00 in delinquent special assessments to be
collected by Linebarger Goggan Blair Sampson, LLP; and
WHEREAS, the Linebarger Goggan Blair Sampson, LLP collection fee rate is
twenty-five (25%) of the amount collected; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section
1. That the Director of Finance is authorized to proceed with additional
collection efforts for delinquent special assessments under an agreement with
Linebarger.
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2. That the revenue in the following accounts is hereby estimated in the
following amounts:
08-1000-121450-484000 Collections
from Assessments $500,000.00
08-2570-121450-484000 Collections
from Assessments 200.00
08-2600-121450-484000 Collections
from Assessments 200.00
08-3030-121450-484000 Collections
from Assessments 900.00
08-3190-121450-484000 Collections
from Assessments 95,000.00
08-5100-121450-484000 Collections
from Assessments 315,000.00
08-5350-121450-484000 Collections
from Assessments 8,100.00
08-6800-121450-484000 Collections
from Assessments 600.00
08-6810-121450-484000 Collections
from Assessments 1,600.00
08-8010-121450-484000 Collections
from Assessments 39,000.00
TOTAL
$960,600.00
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3. That the sum of $240,150.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated
fund balances of Funds 1000, 2570, 2600, 3030, 3190, 5100, 5350, 6800, 6810,
and 8010 to the following accounts for payment of collection fees:
08-1000-121450-B General
Fund (Weeds/Dang. Bldgs) $125,000.00
08-2570-121450-B Community
Dev (Demolitions) 50.00
08-2600-121450-B Community
Dev (Sidewalks) 50.00
08-3030-121450-B Streets
& Avenue (Sidewalks) 225.00
08-3190-121450-B Revolving
Pub Improv. (Sidewalks) 23,750.00
08-5100-121450-B Sewer
Spec Assmts (Joint/Lateral) 78,750.00
08-5350-121450-B MIBD
Debt Service (Sidewalks) 2,025.00
08-6800-121450-B Westport Spec Business District 150.00
08-6810-121450-B Union
Hill Spec Business District 400.00
08-8010-121450-B Water
Spec Assmts 9,750.00
TOTAL $240,150.00
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4. That the Director of Finance is hereby designated as requisitioning authority for all
accounts listed in Section 3.
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I hereby certify
that there is a balance, otherwise unencumbered, to the credit of the
appropriation to which the foregoing expenditure is to be charged, and a cash
balance, otherwise unencumbered, in the treasury, to the credit of the fund
from which payment is to be made, each sufficient to meet the obligation hereby
incurred.
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Wanda J. Gunter
Acting Director of Finance
Approved as to form and legality:
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Stephen Walsh
Assistant City Attorney