IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of public access software for use by the Recorder of Deeds Department to Manatron/Thomson Reuters of Austin, TX at a cost to the County not to exceed $32,680.00, as a sole source purchase.
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RESOLUTION NO. 18433, March 18, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Garza Ruiz, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, section 1030.1 of the Jackson County Code, 1984, eliminates the requirement for competitive bidding when items to be purchased can be obtained from only one source; and,
WHEREAS, that section requires notification of and approval by the Legislature on such sole source purchases exceeding $25,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends a contract with Manatron/Thomson Reuters, of Austin, TX, for the furnishing of public access software for use by the Recorder of Deeds Department; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing further recommends that he not take competitive bids with regard to said contract for the reason that Manatron/Thomson Reuters is the only known supplier of the public access software that is part of its own proprietary Anthem System records software currently in use by the County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri that a contract be awarded to Manatron/Thomson Reuters of Austin, TX, in the amount of $32,680.00, as a sole source purchase, and that the Director of Finance and Purchasing is authorized to execute for the County any documents necessary to the accomplishment of this award; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby 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. 18433 of March 18, 2014, was duly passed on March 18, 2014 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
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 ot the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made each sufficient to provide for the obligation herein authorized.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 042 1801 56661
ACCOUNT TITLE: Recorder=s Technology Fund
Records Department
Software purchase
NOT TO EXCEED: $32,680.00
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Date Director of Finance & Purchasing