Legislation Details

File #: 22398    Version: 0 Name: Legal Services Agreement
Type: Resolution Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/2/2026 In control: County Legislature
On agenda: 9/14/2026 Final action:
Title: A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute a Legal Services Agreement with Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris LLC of Kansas City, MO at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $48,000.00 for services.
Sponsors: Donna Peyton
Attachments: 1. 22398 Signed, 2. RLA, 3. Fiscal Note 26-558 Legislature as a Whole - Sefferth Bulemthal, 4. 2026-08-24 Engagement Letter
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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 with Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris LLC of Kansas City, MO at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $48,000.00 for services.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 22398, August 9, 2026

INTRODUCED BY Donna Peyton, County Legislator

Body
WHEREAS, the County Counselor recommends the authorization to execute a Legal Services Agreement with Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris LLC of Kansas City, MO to provide legal investigation services to the County in certain new and ongoing matters; and,

WHEREAS, this Legal Services Agreement is for the furnishing of services related to investigation matters, and not to exceed $48,000.00 for services; 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 with the lawyers and/or law firms identified in this Resolution, at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $48,000.00; 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. 22398 of September 9, 2026, was duly passed on _____________________________, 2026 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:


Yeas _________________ Nays ___________


Abstaining ___________ Absent ____________





______________________ _____________________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature

Fiscal Note
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