ORDINANCE NO. 250826
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Sponsor: Director of Health Department
Accepting and approving a $1,500,000.00 grant award with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services that provides funding for the Epidemiology & Laboratory Capacity Enhancing Detection Expansion Reinstatement; estimating and appropriating $1,500,000.00 in the Health Grants Fund; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS the City of Kansas City, Missouri was previously awarded a grant for epidemiology & laboratory capacity enhancing detection expansion; and
WHEREAS, said grant was terminated by the grantor agency, resulting in an interruption of funding and program delivery; and
WHEREAS, litigation was initiated challenging the termination of the grant, and through legal proceedings the grant award has now been reinstated; and
WHEREAS, the reinstatement of the grant will allow the City to restore and continue activities initially authorized under the grant agreement; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
Section 1. That a grant award between the City of Kansas City, Missouri, acting though its Director of Health (the "Director"), and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services ("DHSS"), whereby DHSS will provide funding for epidemiology & laboratory capacity enhancing detection expansion, for an amount not to exceed $1,500,000.00 is hereby accepted and approved. A copy of the award, in substantial form, is on file with the Director.
Section 2. That revenue in the following account of the Health Grants Fund is hereby estimated in the following amount:
26-2480-500001-472610-G50506924 Epidemiology & Laboratory $1,500,000.00
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Section 3. That the sum of $1,500,00.00 is hereby appropriated from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Health Grants Fund in the following accounts:
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