Legislation Details

File #: 22454    Version: 0 Name: legal agreement with Anne Baggott
Type: Resolution Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/30/2026 In control: County Legislature
On agenda: 11/9/2026 Final action:
Title: A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute a Legal Services Agreement extension with Anne Baggott of Denton’s Law Firm at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $82,688.00, for services to be performed in 2026.
Sponsors: Donna Peyton
Attachments: 1. 22454 Signed, 2. RLA, 3. Fiscal Note 26-683 County Counselor Legal Services, 4. Sole Source memo Dentons
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IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute a Legal Services Agreement extension with Anne Baggott of Denton’s Law Firm at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $82,688.00, for services to be performed in 2026.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 22454, November 9, 2026

INTRODUCED BY Donna Peyton, County Legislator

Body
WHEREAS, the County Counselor recommends that he be authorized to execute a Legal Services Agreement extension with Anne Baggott of Denton’s Law Firm to provide legal services to the County in certain new and ongoing matters; and,

WHEREAS, this Legal Services Agreement is for the furnishing of services related to employment matters, and not to exceed $82,688.00 for services to be performed in 2026; 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 extension with the lawyer and/or law firm identified in this Resolution, for a term ending December 31, 2026, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $82,688.00; and,


BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Interim Director 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:


______________________________
County Counselor

Certificate of Passage

I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 22454 of November 9, 2026, was duly passed on _____________________________, 2026 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:


Yeas _________________ Nays ___________


Abstaining ___________ Absent ____________





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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
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