Jackson County Missouri - File #: 20153

• File #: 20153
• Version: 0
• Name: Legal Services Agreements County Counselor Office
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/29/2019
• In control: Legislature As A Whole
• On agenda: 4/29/2019
• Final action: 5/6/2019
• Title: A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute Legal Services Agreements with certain lawyers and law firms, at an aggregate cost to the County not exceed $368,700.00, for services to be performed in 2019.
• Sponsors: Theresa Cass Galvin
• Indexes: LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
• Related files: 20231, 20999, 20277, 20826

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/6/2019	0	County Legislature	adopt	Pass
4/30/2019	0	County Legislature	Go To 1st Meeting	Pass
4/29/2019	0	County Legislature	assign to committee

IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI



Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute Legal Services Agreements with certain lawyers and law firms, at an aggregate cost to the County not exceed $368,700.00, for services to be performed in 2019.


Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 20153, April 29, 2019

INTRODUCED BY Theresa Galvin, County Legislator

Body
WHEREAS, the County Counselor recommends that he be authorized to execute Legal Services Agreements with certain lawyers and law firms to provide legal services to the County that, due to their complex nature and to the County Counselor's Office's current staffing situation, are beyond the present capabilities of the office; and,

WHEREAS, the lawyers and law firms for whom contracts are recommended, the services to provided, and not to exceed amounts for services to be performed in 2019 are as follows:
Lawyer/Law Firm Matter Amount
Hogan Lovells Rock Island Rail $112,150
Washington, DC Corridor Administrative
Proceeding

Husch Blackwell Employment Discrimination $160,000
Kansas City, MO Cases

Encompass Resolutions Human Resources $5,000
Kansas City, MO Investigation

William G. Snyder Collections and Assessment $10,000
Independence, MO Matters (increase to existing
$10,000 contract)


Lathrop Gage Dissolution of Non-for-Profit $4,000
Kansas City, MO Corporation

Seyferth, Blumenthal Employment Discrimination Case $77,550
& Harris _________
Kansas City, MO
Total $368,700

now therefore,


BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute Legal Services Agreements with the law firms and lawyers identified in this Resolution, for a term ending December 31, 2019, at an aggregate to cost to the County not exceed $368,700.00; and,

BE IT ...