IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to settle the claims of Deena Bailey for the total payment by the County of $5,500.00.
Intro
RESOLUTION #17665, August 29, 2011
INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, section 1606.1(3), Jackson County Code, 1984, authorizes the settlement of claims in excess of $5,000.00 upon recommendation of the County Counselor, by Resolution of the Legislature; and,
WHEREAS, Deena Bailey has made a claim against the County seeking compensation for personal injuries allegedly incurred due to a fall at the Jackson County Detention Center; and,
WHEREAS, after thorough investigation and negotiations, the County Counselor recommends a settlement in the total sum of $5,500.00 to be paid by the County to Deena Bailey, in exchange for the full and complete release of all claims; and,
WHEREAS, the recommended settlement is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the settlement of the claims of Deena Bailey, as recommended by the County Counselor, be and hereby is approved; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to issue a check in an amount totaling $5,500.00 in full and complete settlement of this claim, payable to Deena Bailey, pursuant to the specific direction of the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Counselor be and hereby is authorized to execute an appropriate settlement agreement and any and all other documents necessary to give full legal effect to this Resolution.
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 #17665 of August 29, 2011 was duly passed on August 29, 2011 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 to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made each sufficient to provide for the obligation herein authorized.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 060 5160 56380
ACCOUNT TITLE: Self Insurance Fund
Non-Departmental
Uninsured Claimants
NOT TO EXCEED: $5,500.00
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Date Director of Finance and Purchasing