ORDINANCE NO. 230160
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Sponsor: Councilmember Ryana Parks-Shaw
Waiving the limitations established by the Fund Balance and Reserve Policy in section 2-1954 of the Code of Ordinances; establishing Fund No. 2000, the Violence Prevention and Intervention Fund on the books of the City; appropriating $30,000,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the General Fund; estimating revenue in the amount of $30,000,000.00 in the Violence Prevention and Intervention Fund; appropriating $30,000,000.00 from the Unappropriated Fund Balance of the Violence Prevention and Intervention Fund; establishing that the City's Health Commission shall advise and make recommendations to the Mayor and Council regarding the use of the Blueprint for Violence Prevention Fund; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
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WHEREAS, Section 2-1954(h) of the Code of Ordinances prohibits allocations from the unappropriated general fund balance outside of the annual budget process or quarterly budget analysis except in the case of a state of emergency or whenever the allocation is accompanied by a commensurate increase or decrease in revenue in another general fund obligation; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to allocate funds from the unappropriated general fund balance outside of the annual budget process or quarterly budget analysis without declaration of a state of emergency or commensurate increase or decrease in revenue in another general fund obligation; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved Resolution No. 200557 to adopt the Violence Free Kansas City Committee's KC Blueprint for Violence Prevention and a Safe and Healthy Community "the Blueprint"; and
WHEREAS, the desired funds will be allocated from the unallocated portion of the general fund to establish the Violence Prevention and Intervention Fund and implement the Blueprint; and
WHEREAS, the Council desires funds will be allocated at an amount of $6,000,0...
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