IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION directing the Director of Finance and Purchasing to issue a Request for Proposals to serve as Lobbyist to the Legislature.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 18279, October 14, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Crystal Williams, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, section 295, Jackson County Code, 1984, provides authority for the position of Lobbyist to the Legislature; and,
WHEREAS, section 295.5 of the code states that the Lobbyist shall be appointed by the Legislature and serve under the direction, and oversight of the Legislature's Intergovernmental Affairs Committee; and,
WHEREAS, the position of Lobbyist has not been subject to any kind of competitive selection process for several years; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County that the Legislature undertake a competitive selection process for this important position; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature hereby directs the Director of Finance and Purchasing to issue a Request for Proposals, or to initiate some other appropriate competitive selection process, for the
position of Lobbyist to the Legislature.
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. 18279 of October 14, 2013, was duly passed on October 21, 2013 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