IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute a Legal Services Agreement and an addendum to a Legal Services Agreement with Encompass Resolutions of Kansas City, MO, at a total cost to the County not to exceed $9,500.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20231, August 19, 2019
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Galvin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, by Resolution 20153, dated April 29, 2019, the Legislature did authorize the County Counselor to execute a Legal Services Agreement with Encompass Resolutions of Kansas City, MO, to perform a Human Resources investigation at a cost to the County not to exceed $5,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, due to the complexity of that investigation and some unanticipated issues that arose during the investigation, an additional $2,500.00 in legal services is required to complete the investigation; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Human Resources has also advised that he is in need of an additional investigation to be conducted on a pending matter; and,
WHEREAS, Encompass Resolutions, which submitted a response to the County’s recent Request for Qualifications No. 29-19 for legal services, is a highly qualified firm, fully capable of conducting the additional required investigation; and,
WHEREAS, Encompass Resolutions has estimated that it can perform this investigation at a cost not to exceed $7,000.00; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Counselor be and hereby is authorized to execute a Legal Services Agreement and an addendum to the existing Legal Services Agreement with Encompass Resolutions of Kansas City, MO, for a term ending December 31, 2019, at a total cost to the County not to exceed $9,500.00; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payments on the contract and addendum.
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. 20231 of August 19, 2019, was duly passed on August 26, 2019 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
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this transfer are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 1101 56020
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
County Counselors
Legal Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $9,500.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer