IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $25,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2020 CARES Act Fund and authorizing the County Counselor to execute a Legal Services Agreement with Ellis, Ellis, Hammons & Johnson P.C. of Springfield, MO, at an actual cost to the County not to exceed $25,000.00.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5351, June 1, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Cass Galvin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Travis A. Elliott of the Springfield, MO, law firm of Ellis, Ellis, Hammons & Johnson P.C., is the general counsel of the Missouri Association of Counties, of which Jackson County is a member; and,
WHEREAS, Mr. Elliott, in his private practice, also represents over thirty Missouri counties in matters relating to the federal CARES Act funding that has been received by counties; and,
WHEREAS, Mr. Elliott is currently assisting over thirty other client counties with the drafting of contracts, requests for proposals, and other CARES Act-related legal documents, and providing other related legal services as required; and,
WHEREAS the County Counselor recommends that a Legal Services Agreement with Mr. Elliott’s firm be authorized, to allow Jackson County to take advantage of Mr. Elliott’s experience in this area at a cost not to exceed $25,000.00; and,
WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary to make available the required funds in the proper spending account; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation be made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
CARES Act Fund
040-9999 32810 -
Undesignated Fund Balance $25,000
County Counselor
040-1101 56020 -
Legal Services $25,000
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BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Counselor be and hereby is authorized to execute a Legal Services Agreement with Ellis, Ellis, Hammons & Johnson P.C., for a term ending December 31, 2020, at an actual cost to the County not to exceed $25,000.00, in a form to be approved by him; and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Director of the Department of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the Agreement.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached ordinance, Ordinance No. 5351 introduced on June 1, 2020, was duly passed on June 8, 2020 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______8________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0______ Absent _____1________
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No. 5351.
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Date Frank White, Jr., County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 040 9999 32810
ACCOUNT TITLE: CARES Act
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $25,000.00
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: 040 1101 56020
ACCOUNT TITLE: CARES Act
County Counselor
Legal Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $25,000.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer