ORDINANCE NO. 160232

Authorizing a $325,000.00 professional, specialized or technical services contract with Mid America Assistance Coalition for the Low Income Assistance Program Project; and authorizing three successive one-year renewal options without further City Council approval.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Director of Water Services Department is authorized to execute Contract No. 16018 in the amount of $325,000.00 with Mid America Assistance Coalition for the Low Income Assistance Program Project.  A copy of this contract is on file in the office of Water Services.

Section 2. That the Director of Water Services is authorized to expend up to the sum of $325,000.00 from Account No. 17-8010-801100-B-619960, Consumer Services, to satisfy the cost of this contract.

Section 3. That the Director of Water Services is hereby authorized to execute three successive one-year renewal options for this contract without additional Council approval with such funds as appropriated by the Council in future annual budgets.

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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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Charlotte Ferns

Assistant City Attorney