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 $23,695.00 for 2023, as a sole source purchase.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 21258, May 1, 2023
INTRODUCED BY Megan L. Marshall, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, by Resolution 21093, dated November 14, 2022, the Legislature awarded 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 Legislature 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 2023 in the amount of $23,625.00; 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 of the Legislature recommend the award of a contract for video closed captioning services and support 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 $23,625.00 for 2023, 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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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 21258 of May 1, 2023, was duly passed on May 9, 2023 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______9_________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0______ Absent _____0_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of the 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 56663
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
Legislature- Clerk of the County
Software As A Service
NOT TO EXCEED: $23,625.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer