IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION transferring $17,150.00 within the 2019 General Fund and authorizing the County Counselor to execute an addendum to the Legal Services Agreement with Ronald L. Jurgeson of Lee’s Summit, MO, and a Legal Services Agreement with Encompass Resolutions of Kansas City, MO, at an actual cost to the County not to exceed $17,150.00, for services to be performed in 2019.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20326, December 2, 2019
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Galvin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, since 2016 the County Counselor has contracted with Ronald L. Jurgeson of Lee’s Summit, MO, to provide independent legal services and representation to the County’s Board of Equalization (BOE); and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 20085, dated February 11, 2019, the Legislature did authorize an extension of this contract through December 31, 2019, at no additional cost to the County; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 20216, dated August 5, 2019, the Legislature authorized an increase to this contract in the amount of $17,500.00; and,
WHEREAS, the County Counselor now recommends an additional increase to this contract to compensate Mr. Jurgeson for the time that will be necessary to adequately advise the BOE through the upcoming December appeals dockets, at a cost to the County not to exceed $10,500.00; and,
WHEREAS, the Acting Director of Human Resources has advised that she is in need of an independent investigation to be conducted on a pending personnel matter; and,
WHEREAS, Encompass Resolutions of Kansas City, MO, which submitted a response to the County’s recent RFQ 29-19 for legal services, is a highly qualified firm, fully capable of conducting the required investigation; and,
WHEREAS, Encompass Resolutions has satisfactorily completed several similar investigations for the County in recent years; and,
WHEREAS, Encompass Resolutions has estimated that it can perform this investigation at a cost not to exceed $6,650.00; and,
WHEREAS, a transfer is necessary to make available the required funds in the proper spending account; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer be made within the 2019 General Fund:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
General Fund
County Counselor
001-1101 55010-Regular Salaries $17,150
001-1101 56020- Legal Services $17,150
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Counselor be and hereby is authorized to execute a Legal Services Agreement with Encompass Resolutions of Kansas City, MO, for a term ending December 31, 2019, at a cost to the County not to exceed $6,650.00, and an addendum to the existing Legal Services Agreement with Ronald L. Jurgeson of Lee’s Summit, MO, for the same term, at a cost to the County not exceed $10,500.00; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payments on the contract and addendum.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_______________________________ ______________________________
Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 20326 of December 2, 2019, was duly passed on December 9, 2019 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________9_________ Nays _____0________
Abstaining _____0______ Absent ____0________
__________________________ ______________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this transfer are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 1101 55010
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
County Counselors
Regular Salaries
NOT TO EXCEED: $17,150.00
There is a balance otherwise unencumbered to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is chargeable and there is a cash balance otherwise unencumbered in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made each sufficient to provide for the obligation herein authorized.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 1101 56020
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
County Counselors
Legal Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $17,150.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer