SECOND COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR ORDINANCE NO. 060636

Estimating and appropriating $225,000.00 in the Convention and Tourism Fund.

WHEREAS, the City of Kansas City is desirous of establishing a formal trade office in the City of Guadalajara, Mexico; and

WHEREAS, it is the stated goal of the office to support its operations through the collections of reasonable fees as well as corporate contributions; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That revenue in the following account of the Convention and Tourism Fund is hereby estimated in the following amounts:

07-2360-120000-451300 Hotel/Motel Tax $175,000.00

07-2360-120000-481000 Miscellaneous Contributions 50,000.00

TOTAL $225,000.00

Section 2. That the sum of $225,000.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Convention and Tourism Fund to the following accounts in the Convention and Tourism Fund:

07-2360-101030-A International Office $ 75,000.00

07-2360-101030-B International Office 150,000.00

TOTAL $225,000.00

Section 3. That the Director of Convention and Entertainment Centers has requisitioning authority for Account No. 07-2360-631011 and the City Manager has requisitioning authority for Account No. 07-2360-101030.

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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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Debra R. Hinsvark

Director of Finance

Approved as to form:

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Stephen D. Walsh

Assistant City Attorney