ORDINANCE NO. 980347

Accepting $697,187.00 in grants and contributions from the Missouri Department of Public Safety, Jackson County and the Kansas City, Missouri School District for renewal of the KC In-School Anti-Truancy Project; estimating and appropriating $836,624.00 to the KC In-School Anti-Truancy Project; authorizing execution of cooperative agreements with the Jackson County Prosecutors Office, the Kansas City, Missouri School District and the Jackson County Family Court; and directing the City Clerk to file the cooperative agreements with the appropriate offices.

WHEREAS, Ordinance Nos. 961523 and 961656 accepted a grant from the Missouri Department of Public Safety, established a community collaborative with the Kansas City, Missouri School District, the Jackson County Prosecutors Office, the Kansas City Police Department, and the Family Court to combat truancy and directed the Director of Neighborhood and Community Services to enter into agreements to implement an anti-truancy program; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the City is authorized to accept a $278,875.00 grant from the Missouri Department of Public Safety, a $139,437.00 contribution in grant matching funds from Jackson County, and a $278,875.00 contribution in matching funds from the Kansas City, Missouri School District.

Section 2. That the Mayor is authorized to execute all documents required for the receipt of the grant from the State of Missouri.

Section 3. That the revenues in the following account of the General Fund are hereby estimated in the following amounts:

98-100-057-7129 Missouri Department of Public Safety Grant $278,875.00

98-100-057-8078 Contribution from Jackson County Drug Tax 139,437.00

98-100-057-8079 Contribution from Kansas City, Missouri School District 278,875.00

TOTAL $697,187.00

Section 4. That the revenues in the following account of the General Fund are hereby reestimated in the following additional amount:

98-100-012-5320 Telephone Companies $139,437.00

Section 5. That the sum of $139,437.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund to the following account in the General Fund:

98-100-057-2089-B KC In-School Anti-Truancy Project $836,624.00

Section 6. That the Director of Neighborhood and Community Services is hereby designated as requisitioning authority for Account No. 98-100-057-2089-B.

Section 7. That the Director of Neighborhood and Community Services is hereby authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Kansas City, Missouri School District in an amount not to exceed $714,226.00 from funds previously appropriated to Account No. 98-100-057-2089-B, to provide a project coordinator, parent-teacher liaisons, attendance response clerks, tutors, and program services. A copy of such agreement, in substantial form, is attached hereto and made a part hereof.

Section 8. That the Director of Neighborhood and Community Services is hereby authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Jackson County Prosecutors Office in an amount not to exceed $54,060.00 from funds previously appropriated to Account No. 98-100-057-2089-B, to provide a full-time prosecutor and paralegal and services to students and their families. A copy of such agreement, in substantial form, is attached hereto and made a part hereof.

Section 9. That the Director of Neighborhood and Community Services is hereby authorized to enter into a cooperative agreement with the Jackson County Family Court in an amount not to exceed $68,338.00 from funds previously appropriated to Account No. 98-100-057-2089-B, to provide two assessors and student and family assessment services. A copy of such agreement, in substantial form, is attached hereto and made a part hereof.

Section 10. That the Director of Finance is hereby authorized to close project accounts upon project completion and return the unspent portion of the appropriation to the Refund of Prior Year Revenues, and any remaining matching fund balances will be returned to their source.

Section 11. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to cause copies of these cooperative agreements to be filed in the office of the Secretary of State of Missouri and in the office of the Recorder of Deeds for Jackson County, Missouri, pursuant to RSMo, Section 70.300 (1994).

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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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Director of Finance

Approved as to form and legality:

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Assistant City Attorney