IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the Chairman of the Legislature to execute a twelve-month Consulting Agreement with two twelve-month options to extend with Fred Dreiling, LLC, of Kansas City, MO, to serve as Chief Lobbyist to perform State Legislative Lobbyist Services for the Legislature, under the terms and conditions of Request for Qualifications No. 24-086, at a cost to the County for 2026 not to exceed $117,500.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 22137, December 8, 2025
INTRODUCED BY DaRon McGee, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Legislature has a continuing need for a consultant to assess the current political climate in the State of Missouri, recommend appropriate strategies that would benefit the County, inform the Legislature on all pertinent legislative issues, and provide lobbying service as requested, especially concerning health, parks and recreation, land use, road and bridge and other transportation-related matters; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 24-086 in connection with this need; and,
WHEREAS, a total of twenty-six (26) notifications were distributed, one (1) response was received and evaluated; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 1054.6 of the Jackson County Code, the Director of Finance and Purchasing and the Chairman of the Legislature recommend the award of a one-month agreement with one twelve-month option to extend for Legislative Lobbyist Services to Fred Dreiling, LLC of Kansas City, MO in an amount not to exceed $117,500.00 for the 2026 fiscal year; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that the Chairman of the Legislature be and hereby is authorized to execute a Consulting Agreement with Fred Dreiling, LLC, in the amount of $117,500.00 for services in 2025, with funds for 2026 to be subject to appropriation in the County’s 2026 annual budget; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the contract and any extensions thereto, to the extent that sufficient appropriations to the using spending agency are contained in the then current Jackson County budget.
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. 22137 of December 8, 2025, was duly passed on ______________________, 2025 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. Funds for future years are subject to appropriation in the County’s then current annual budget.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 0112 56021
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
Legislature - As a Whole
Lobbyist Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $117,500.00
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Date County Administration