IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute a Legal Services Agreement extension with the Wagstaff & Cartmell, LLP Law Firm of Kansas City, MO, for class action litigation in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00, as a sole source purchase.
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RESOLUTION NO. 22465, November 16, 2026
INTRODUCED BY Donna Peyton, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, there is a continued need for legal services from the Wagstaff & Cartmell, LLP Law Firm as this law firm has experience handling legal services for the County previously; and,
WHEREAS by Resolution 22205 passed March 16, 2026, the Jackson County Legislature did pass legislation for the execution of a legal services agreement for Wagstaff & Cartmell, LLP Law Firm of Kansas City, MO for class action litigation services; and,
WHEREAS, legal representation is needed by Wagstaff & Cartmell, LLP to handle legal proceedings and matters regarding class action litigation services; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 1030.1 of the Jackson County Code, 1984, the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing and the County Counselor recommend the award of an extension to the services agreement for legal services for use by Jackson County to the Wagstaff & Cartmell, LLP Law Firm of Kansas City, MO, as a sole source purchase; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Jackson County Legislature be and hereby is authorized to execute a legal services agreement extensions with the Wagstaff & Cartmell, LLP Law Firm of Kansas City, MO, for class action litigation at a cost to the County not to exceed $200,000.00; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that award be made as recommended by the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing and the County Counselor, and that the Interim Director be and hereby is authorized to execute for the County any documents necessary for the accomplishment of the award; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the contract.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 22465 of November 16, 2026, was duly passed on ______________________________, 2026 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _________________ Nays _____________
Abstaining ___________ Absent ____________
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
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: $200,000.00
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Date Phil LeVota, County Executive