Jackson County adopts $185,600 Juvenile Court Diversion grant

The Jackson County Legislature on Aug. 31 adopted Ordinance 6,118 to appropriate $185,600 from the 2026 grant fund to accept a Juvenile Court Diversion Program grant from the Missouri Division of Youth Services.

The Clerk read the ordinance summary into the record: "Appropriating $185,600 to the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 grant fund and acceptance of the Family Court Division's Juvenile Court Diversion Program grant received from the State of Missouri Division of Youth Services Anti Crime Committee," and the committee recommended perfection and adoption. A motion to adopt was made and the clerk recorded a roll call resulting in seven yes votes and two excused members. The committee speaker recommended both perfection and adoption prior to the final vote.

The ordinance moves county grant funds into the Family Court Division for diversion programming aimed at juvenile offenders; the text read into the record did not specify programmatic details beyond the grant source and dollar amount. The legislature recorded the adoption as a formal action and will follow normal administrative steps for grant acceptance and fund allocation.