ORDINANCE
NO. 200193
Reducing appropriations in the
Contingent Appropriation of the General Fund by $490,000.00; appropriating that
amount from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund to the Kansas
City Board of Elections, Clay County Board of Elections, and Platte County
Board of Elections to support an election called for Tuesday, April 7, 2020;
designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing an accelerated effective
date.
WHEREAS,
Ordinance No. 200037, As Amended, called for an election on Tuesday, April 7,
2020, for the purpose of increasing the imposition of the fire sales tax from
one-fourth of one percent (1/4%) to one-half of one percent (1/2%) for the
operation of the Fire Department; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY
Section 1. That the appropriation in the following account
is reduced by the following amount:
20-1000-179990-B Contingent Appropriation
$490,000.00
Section 2. That the sum of $490,000.00 is hereby
appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund to the
following accounts in the General Fund:
20-1000-091612-B KC Board – City Special
Election $410,000.00
20-1000-091622-B Clay County – City
Special Election 40,000.00
20-1000-091632-B Platte County – City
Special Election 40,000.00
TOTAL $490,000.00
Section 3. The Director of Finance is hereby designated as
requisitioning authority for Account Nos. 20-1000-091612, 20-1000-091622, 20-1000-091632.
Section 4. That the Director of Finance is authorized to
appropriate Fiscal Year 2019-20 unexpended and unencumbered balances in the
General Fund to the same fund and accounts in Fiscal Year 2020-21 for the funds
in the following accounts:
20-1000-091612-B KC Board – City Special
Election
20-1000-091622-B Clay County – City
Special Election
20-1000-091632-B Platte County – City
Special Election
Section 5. That this ordinance is recognized as an
ordinance with an accelerated effective date as provided by Section
503(a)(3)(A) of the City Charter in that it calls for an election, and shall
take effect in accordance with that section.
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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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Tammy
L. Queen
Director
of Finance
Approved
as to form and legality:
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Sarah
Baxter
Assistant City Attorney