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 $275,000.00 for services to be performed in 2026.
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RESOLUTION NO. 22205, March 9, 2026
INTRODUCED BY Manuel Abarca IV, 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 Agreements and Addendums are recommended, the services to be provided, and not to exceed amounts for services to be performed in 2026, are as follows:
Lawyer/Law Firm Matter Amount
Wagstaff & Cartmell, LLP Class Action Lawsuit
Independence, MO $100,000.00
Dysart Taylor McMonigle Brumitt
& Wilcox, P.C. Appeals $75,000.00
Kansas City(Jackson County), MO
Armstrong Teasdale, LLP Employment Litigation
Lee's Summit, MO $100,000.00
Total $275,000.00
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, 2026, at an aggregate cost to the County not exceed $275,000.00; 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 ...
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