IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a Cooperative Agreement for Medical Examiner Services in 2016 with Cass County, Missouri, for compensation payable to Jackson County in the amount of $120,884.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 19003, November 16, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Crystal Williams and Theresa Galvin, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, Cass County, Missouri, a county of the first class, is required by section 58.700 and section 58.705, RSMo, to appoint a physician duly licensed by the Missouri State Board of Healing Arts as Cass County's medical examiner; and,
WHEREAS, section 58.765, RSMo authorizes any two or more counties to, by contract, join in the appointment of a county medical examiner to serve all such counties and requires the counties' governing bodies to approve the contract, administer the appointment, and allocate the costs among the counties; and,
WHEREAS, Diane Peterson, M.D., the duly appointed Acting Chief Medical Examiner of Jackson County, is fully qualified, ready, and willing to continue service as Cass County's Medical Examiner as well; and,
WHEREAS, the Jackson County Medical Examiner, Jackson County administration, and Cass County have agreed on an equitable arrangement for the continued funding of a joint medical examiner's office located at the site of the current Jackson County Medical Examiner's facility, which has worked satisfactorily for the past few years; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of both Jackson and Cass Counties that the counties cooperate in the joint funding and operation of a single medical examiner's office in 2016; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute a Cooperative Agreement for Medical Examiner Services in 2016 with Cass County, Missouri, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor, for compensation payable to Jackson County in the amount of $120,884.00.
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. 19003 of November 16, 2015, was duly passed on November 16, 2015 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