ORDINANCE NO. 231033
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Sponsor: Mayor Quinton Lucas
Estimating revenue in the amount of $42,000.00 in the Marijuana Sales Tax Fund; appropriating $42,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Marijuana Sales Tax Fund for the purpose of supporting Client Advocates in meeting the immediate needs of non-fatal shooting victims, families of homicide victims, those most likely to shoot or be shot, and those at risk for retaliation; designating requisitioning authority; authorizing the Director of the Health Department to negotiate and execute a contract with a fiscal agent to manage and disburse appropriated funds; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, the qualified voters of the City approved a three percent (3%) sales tax on adult use recreational marijuana, with one-third of the revenue derived from said tax to be used for violence prevention efforts via the Health Department; and
WHEREAS, through Resolution No. 230159 and Ordinance No. 230720, the City Council declared its intent to use one-third of the revenue derived from the sales tax for designated violence prevention purposes, and further estimated and appropriated revenue for violence prevention programs; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to estimate revenue and appropriate the remaining violence prevention dollars anticipated in the Marijuana Sales Tax Fund for FY2023-2024 to assist the City's Client Advocates; and
WHEREAS, the funds appropriated by this Ordinance shall be used to pay for the immediate needs of non-fatal shooting victims, families of homicide victims, those most likely to shoot or be shot, and those at risk for retaliation that Client Advocates serve through the Partners for Peace Program; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That the revenue in the following account of the Marijuana Sales Tax Fund is hereby estimated in the following amount:
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