IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of Automated External Defibrillators for use by the Sheriff’s Office to Safe Life Group, LLC, of Brentwood, Tennessee, under the terms and conditions of Sourcewell Contract No. 041823-ZLL, an existing competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $94,105.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 22449, November 9, 2026
INTRODUCED BY Venessa Huskey, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Sheriff’s Office is requesting the purchase of fifty-nine (59) automated external defibrillators; and,
WHEREAS, the AED devices will be deployed in Sheriff’s Office vehicles to be readily available for use in an event that would require life saving measures; and,
WHEREAS, the Sheriff and the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing recommend the award of the contracts for the purchase of Automated External Defibrillators under the terms and conditions of Sourcewell Contract No. 041823-ZLL an existing competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $94,105.00; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 1030.4, Jackson County Code, 1984, the Sheriff and the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing recommend the award under the existing competitively bid government contract that will allow the County to take advantage of significant discounts offered to larger entities; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that awards be made under the existing competitively bid government contracts as recommended by the Sheriff and Interim Director Finance and Purchasing and that the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to execute for the County any documents necessary to the accomplishment of the awards; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the contracts.
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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County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 22449 of November 9, 2026, was duly passed on ______________________, 2026, by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _________________ Nays ______________
Abstaining _____________ Absent ____________
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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: 013 4201 57170
ACCOUNT TITLE: County Improvement Fund
Sheriff’s Office
Medical & Dental Supplies
NOT TO EXCEED: $94,105.00
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Date Phil LeVota, County Executive