Jackson County Missouri - File #: 4549

• File #: 4549
• Version: 0
• Name: Legal agreement with Colette Holt & Associates
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/12/2013
• In control: Finance and Audit Committee
• On agenda: 8/12/2013
• Final action: 8/19/2013
• Title: AN ORDINANCE appropriating $35,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2013 General Fund for the purpose of funding a Legal Services Agreement with Colette Holt & Associates of Oakland, CA, for use by the Office of the County Counselor, for research and drafting of a proposed ordinance for minority and women-owned business enterprise participation in County contracts, at a cost to the County not to exceed $35,000.00.
• Sponsors: Theresa Garza Ruiz, Crystal Williams, James D. Tindall
• Indexes: COUNSELOR'S OFFICE, GENERAL FUND, LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/19/2013	0	Finance and Audit Committee
8/19/2013	0	County Legislature	Consent Agenda
8/19/2013	0	County Legislature	perfect	Pass
8/19/2013	0	County Legislature	suspend the rules to consider final passage	Pass
8/19/2013	0	County Legislature	adopt	Pass
8/16/2013	0	County Legislature	Go To 1st Perfection	Pass
8/12/2013	0	County Legislature	assign to committee

IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI


Title
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $35,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2013 General Fund for the purpose of funding a Legal Services Agreement with Colette Holt & Associates of Oakland, CA, for use by the Office of the County Counselor, for research and drafting of a proposed ordinance for minority and women-owned business enterprise participation in County contracts, at a cost to the County not to exceed $35,000.00.


Intro
ORDINANCE NO. 4549, August 12, 2013

INTRODUCED BY Theresa Garza Ruiz, Crystal Williams, James D. Tindall, County Legislators


Body
WHEREAS, it is desired to study the participation of minority and women-owned business enterprises in County contracts; and,

WHEREAS, a regional disparity study is planned through a partnership with other area governmental entities to assist in the development of an ordinance to better clarify MBE/WBE goals; and,

WHEREAS, Colette Holt & Associates of Oakland, CA, is a firm nationally recognized as experts in this area of law and is determined to be an appropriate legal advisor to the Office of the County Counselor for these services, at a cost to the County not to exceed $35,000.00; and,

WHEREAS, an appropriation is necessary in order to place the funds for this Agreement in the proper spending account; and,

WHEREAS, the County Executive recommends said appropriation; now therefore,

BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation from the 2013 General Fund be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO

General Fund
Non-Departmental

001-2810 Undesignated Fund Balance $35,000
001-5101 56020 - Legal Services $35,000





Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

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