ORDINANCE NO. 100449

Accepting and approving a five-month $447,500.13 contract amendment with SAVE, Inc., to provide additional housing assistance for low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS; and declaring an emergency.

WHEREAS, this ordinance is declared an emergency measure within the provisions of Section 503(a)(2) of the City Charter in that it relates to the immediate preservation of the public health and is necessary to prevent a gap in services and care;

NOW, THERFORE

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That a contract amendment between the City of Kansas City, Missouri, acting through its Director of Health, and SAVE, Inc., acting through its Executive Director, whereby SAVE, Inc., will provide additional housing assistance for low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS in Kansas City for a contract extension period of June 1, 2010 through November 30, 2010, for an additional amount of $447,500.13 to be paid from funds previously appropriated to Account No. 11-2740-505004-B, is hereby authorized. A copy of the contract, in substantial form, is attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference.

Section 2. That this ordinance is declared an emergency measure within the provisions of Section 503(a)(2) of the City Charter in that it relates to the immediate preservation of the public health, 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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Randall J. Landes

Director of Finance

Approved as to form and legality:

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Joseph Guarino

Assistant City Attorney