IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the settlement of the lawsuit styled Thor Danielsen v. Jackson County no. 0516-CV-33323, now pending in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, and authorizing the Director of the Department of Finance and Purchasing to make total payments in an amount not to exceed $95,962.50.
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RESOLUTION # 16396, September 4, 2007
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, section 1606.1(3), Jackson County Code, 1984, authorizes the settlement of claims in excess of $5,000.00 upon recommendation of the County Counselor, by Resolution of the Legislature; and,
WHEREAS, former county employee Thor Danielsen has made a claim against the County and certain of its officers and employees for alleged employment discrimination in a lawsuit styled Thor Danielsen v. Jackson County, no. 0516-CV-33323, now pending in the Circuit Court of Jackson County; and,
WHEREAS, the County Counselor has recommended that the lawsuit be settled for payments totalling $95,962.50; and,
WHEREAS, the recommended settlement 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 Legislature hereby does authorize the County Counselor to settle the lawsuit for payments totalling $95,962.50, to Mr. Danielsen, his attorneys Kirk Holman and Anne Schiavone, and mediator Sylvester James, Jr.; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments required by this Resolution pursuant to the specific direction of the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Counselor and any other County officials be and hereby are authorized to execute any and all other documents necessary to give full legal effect to this Resolution.
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 #16396 of September 4, 2007, was duly passed on September 4, 2007 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______8__________ Nays ______0_______
Abstaining ______0_______ Absent _____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: 060-5160-6380
ACCOUNT TITLE: Self Insurance Fund
Non-Departmental - Self Insurance
Uninsured Claimants
NOT TO EXCEED: $95,962.50
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Date Director of the Department of Finance