IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Jackson County Counselor to settle the claim of Ruby J. Higginbotham for a total payment by the County of $15,000.00.
Intro
RESOLUTION # 15849, April 10, 2006
INTRODUCED BY Henry C. Rizzo, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, Ruby J. Higginbotham has made a claim against the County for damages she incurred as a result of injuries she suffered in a fall at the downtown Kansas City courthouse on February 7, 2005; and,
WHEREAS, after a thorough investigation and negotiations, the County Counselor recommends a settlement in the amount of $15,000.00 to be paid by the County to Ms. Higginbotham; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed settlement agreement is in the best interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Counselor be, and hereby is, authorized to settle the claim of Ruby J. Higginbotham by the total payment of $15,000.00, in full, final, and complete release of all of Ms. Higginbotham's claims against the Count and all of its employees, officers, agents, and servants as to damages incurred on February 7, 2005; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Counselor be and hereby is authorized to execute any and all documents necessary to effect this settlement; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance and Purchasing is authorized to issue her check in the amount of $15,000.00 in full and complete settlement of this claim pursuant to the specific instructions of the Jackson County Counselor.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________________ _____________________________
Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #15849 of April 10, 2006, was duly passed on __________April 10___________________, 2006 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______7__________ Nays ______0_______
Abstaining ______0_______ Absent _____2_______
______________________ _____________________________________
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: 060-5160-6320
ACCOUNT TITLE: Self Insurance Fund
Non-Departmental - Self Insurance
Workmen's Compensation
NOT TO EXCEED: $15,000.00
________________________ __________________________________
Date Director of the Department of Finance