ORDINANCE NO. 240541

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Sponsor:  Director of Health Department

Authorizing the Director of Health to execute a $343,666.00 contract amendment with the University of Missouri Kansas City for Violence Prevention Fund Evaluation Services from previously appropriated funds; and authorizing the Director of Health to extend the term of the contract to increase or decrease the total contract dollar amount upon need and appropriation with further Council approval.

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WHEREAS, UMKC is the only local university that has an accredited criminology program, facilitated by the expertise of renowned researchers and relevant degree-seekers; and

WHEREAS, UMKC’s Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, which includes Drs. Ken Novak and Marijana Kotlaja, has an established relationship with the Kansas City Police Department and the City of Kansas City, Missouri; NOW, THEREFORE;

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Director of Health is authorized to execute a contract amendment with the University of Missouri Kansas City, for $343,666.00, for a total contract amount not to exceed $1,655,150.00 for the provision of evaluation services for the Violence Prevention Fund. A copy of the contract amendment, in substantial form, is on file with the Director of Health. 

Section 2.  That the Director of Health is hereby authorized to expend a sum of $343,666.00 from funds previously appropriated to the following accounts:

25-2000-501905-B                                                               Blueprint for Violence Prev                                                                $343,666.00

Section 3. That the Director is hereby authorized to extend the term of this contract with further Council approval and that the Director is also hereby authorized to amend this contract to increase or decrease the total contract dollar amount contingent upon the need and availability of appropriated funds. 

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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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                                                                                                                              Tammy L. Queen

                                                                                                                              Director of Finance

Approved as to form:

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Joseph A. Guarino

Senior Associate City Attorney