COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR ORDINANCE NO. 120132
Accepting and authorizing a grant
from the Empowering Individuals Through Advocacy and Support (EITAS),
Developmental Disability Services of Jackson County, to support accessibility
in recreation programming provided in the amount of $55,350.00; estimating
revenue and appropriating funds in the amount of $55,350.00 in the Park
Maintenance Fund to provide education and access to programs for those with
special needs; and designating requisitioning authority.
WHEREAS, it has
been our experience that people with disabilities face many challenges in
accessing inclusive recreation opportunities and all citizens should have the
opportunity to participate and enjoy the services provided by our City; and
WHEREAS, the
Parks and Recreation Department have dedicated staff to assist in the
development of inclusive recreation, and our goal is to build upon the
established programs that target persons with disabilities; and
WHEREAS, the
Parks and Recreation Department will receive $55,350.00 from the Empowering
Individuals Through Advocacy and Support (EITAS); NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS
CITY:
Section 1. That
the Director of Parks and Recreation is hereby authorized to accept a grant
from the EITAS for the purpose of providing education and access programs for
those with special needs in the amount of $55,350.00.
Section 2. That
the revenue in the following account of the Park Maintenance Fund is hereby
estimated in the following amount:
12-2030-700001-479986 EITAS Grant $55,350.00
Section 3. That
$55,350.00 is appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Park
Maintenance Fund to the following account in the Park Maintenance Fund:
12-2030-705801-A EITAS
Grant $21,250.00
12-2030-705801-B EITAS Grant 9,500.00
12-2030-705801-C EITAS Grant 24,600.00
TOTAL $55,350.00
Section 4. That
the Director of Parks and Recreation is hereby designated as requisitioning
authority for Account No. 12-2030-705801.
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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.
______________________________
Randall
J. Landes
Director
of Finance
Approved
as to form and legality:
______________________________
William
Geary
City
Attorney