IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an Employment Agreement with Dr. Diane Peterson, M.D. to serve as the Medical Examiner for Jackson County.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 19077, February 22, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett and Dennis Waits, County Legislators
Body
WHEREAS, by Executive Order No. 16-06, the County Executive appointed Dr. Diane Peterson, M.D. to serve as the County’s Medical Examiner effective February 16, 2016; and,
WHEREAS, in an effort to support professional management for Jackson County, the County Executive recommends an employment agreement for this top-level management position with the County; and,
WHEREAS, this agreement outlines the basis for continued employment, termination, and severance, a practice that is recommended by the International City/County Management Association and promotes the separation of the professional management of the County from political offices; and,
WHEREAS, the execution of this Employment Agreement is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute the attached Employment Agreement on behalf of the County; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all County officials be and hereby are authorized to undertake all actions required by this Agreement.
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. 19077 of February 22, 2016, was duly passed on February 22, 2016 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 Legislature