IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Jackson County Counselor’s Office to execute a limited Professional Services Agreement addendum with Branch Recruiting of Kansas City, MO, for legal recruitment at a cost to the County not to exceed $20,000.00.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 22219, March 23, 2026
INTRODUCED BY Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, by Resolution 22142 dated December 15, 2025, a limited professional services contract was authorized for legal recruitment; and,
WHEREAS, the Jackson County Counselor’s Office has an urgent need to fill a Deputy County Counselor position, which has been open for over 60 days; and,
WHEREAS, due to the complex legal needs of the County, the typical means of recruiting a candidate with the necessary experience have been unsuccessful; and,
WHEREAS, the Jackson County Counselor has various duties and civil trials that require additional staff immediately; and,
WHEREAS, Branch Recruiting will not receive any payment unless a viable candidate is recruited and hired by Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Jackson County Counselor be and hereby is authorized to execute a Professional Services Agreement addendum with Branch Recruiting of Kansas City, MO, for legal recruitment at a cost to the County not to exceed $20,000.00; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Interim Director of the Department of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the Agreement, to the extent that sufficient appropriations are contained in the then-current County budget.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________________
County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 22219 of March 23, 2026, was duly passed on ______________________________, 2026 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _________________ Nays _____________
Abstaining ___________ Absent ____________
__________________________ ______________________________
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 Counselor
Legal Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $20,000.00
______________________ ______________________________
Date Phil LeVota, County Executive