IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for video closed captioning services for use by the Office of the Clerk of the County Legislature to Granicus of St. Paul, MN, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $25,278.75, as a sole source purchase.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 21559, February 26, 2024
INTRODUCED BY Megan L. Marshall, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, by Resolution #21514, dated January 22, 2024, the Legislature did award a contract for software maintenance for use by the Clerk of the County Legislature; and,
WHEREAS, Granicus, of St. Paul, MN is the developer of the Clerk's software that provides encoding, Open Platform Suite, and Meeting Efficiency Suite to facilitate the Office's agenda, journal, and video services for the legislative and committee meetings; and,
WHEREAS, the Clerk's Office has a need for closed captioning services for its video meeting software to make Legislative meetings more accessible to the public and Granicus of St. Paul, MN as the County's current vendor for video services, can supply closed captioning services at a cost for 2024, in the amount of $25,278.75; and,
WHEREAS, the Clerk of the County Legislature and Director of Finance and Purchasing recommend award of the contract to Granicus for closed captioning services as a sole source for the reason that, as the video supplier and software developer, only Granicus can supply these services; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 1030.1 of the Jackson County Code, 1984, the Director of Finance and Purchasing and Clerk recommend the award of a contract for video closed captioning services for use by the Office of the Clerk of the County Legislature to Granicus of St. Paul, MN, as a sole source purchase; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that award be made as recommended by the Director of Finance and Purchasing and Clerk of the County Legislature, and that the 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 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. 21559 of February 26, 2024, was duly passed on March 4, 2024 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________7_________ Nays _____0_______
Abstaining ____0_______ Absent ____1________
Excused _____1________
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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 0201 56662
ACCOUNT TITLE General Fund
Clerk of the Legislature
Software Maintenance
NOT TO EXCEED $25,479.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer