IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute a Legal Services Agreement and Addendums to existing Legal Services Agreements with certain lawyers and law firms at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $125,300.00, for services to be performed in 2022.
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RESOLUTION NO. 21047, September 26, 2022
INTRODUCED BY Tony Miller, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the County Counselor recommends that he be authorized to execute a Legal Services Agreement and Addendums to existing Legal Services Agreements with certain lawyers and law firms to provide legal services to the County in certain new and ongoing matters; and,
WHEREAS, the Lawyers and law firm for which an Agreement and Addendums are recommended, the services to be provided, and not to exceed amounts for services to be performed in 2022, are as follows:
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Lawyer/Law Firm |
Matter |
Amount |
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Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris Kansas City (Jackson County), MO |
Employment Discrimination Matter |
$75,300 |
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Husch Blackwell Kansas City (Jackson County), MO |
Whistle Blower Matter |
$40,000 |
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Evans & Dixon Kansas City (Jackson County), MO |
Workers Compensation Matter |
$4,000 |
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Ellis, Ellis, Hammons & Johnson Springfield, MO |
American Rescue Plan Act Advice |
$6,000 |
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Total |
$125,300 |
now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Counselor be and hereby is authorized to execute a Legal Services Agreement and Addendums to the existing Legal Services Agreements with the lawyers and/or law firms identified in this Resolution, for a term ending December 31, 2022, at an aggregate cost to the County not exceed $125,300.00; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payments, on the Agreement and Addendums.
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. 21047 of September 26, 2022, was duly passed on October 3, 2022 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: 001 1101 56020
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
County Counselors
Legal Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $125,300.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer