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File #: 22166    Version: 0 Name: Legal Services Agreement - legal services
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 1/27/2026 In control: County Legislature
On agenda: 2/2/2026 Final action: 2/2/2026
Title: A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute a Legal Services Agreement with a certain law firm at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $120,000.00 as a sole source purchase.
Sponsors: Manuel Abarca IV
Indexes: COUNTY COUNSELOR, LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT, SOLE SOURCE
Code sections: 1030.1 - Jackson County Code, 1984
Attachments: 1. 22166 Adopted, 2. RLA, 3. Fiscal Note 26-053 Counselor's Office Legal Services, 4. Legal Services Husch Blackwell, 5. 2026-01-26 Engagement Letter to Bryan Covinsky at Jackson County, Missouri - Gail Beatty, 6. 22166 Legal Services Agreement
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute a Legal Services Agreement with a certain law firm at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $120,000.00 as a sole source purchase.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 22166, February 2, 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 with a certain law firm to provide legal services to the County in certain new and ongoing matters; and,

WHEREAS, pursuant to section 1030.1 of the Jackson County Code, 1984, the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing and the Legislature recommend the award of a contract for legal services for use by Jackson County to Husch Blackwell of Kansas City, MO, as a sole source purchase; and,

WHEREAS, the law firm for which a Legal Services Agreement is recommended and the services to be provided not to exceed amounts for services to be performed are as follows:
Lawyer/Law Firm
Matter
Amount
Husch Blackwell, LLP
Kansas City, MO

Legal Services
$120,000.00

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 with the law firm identified in this Resolution at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $120,000.00; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payments, on the Agreement.
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. 22166 of February 2, 2026, was duly passed on February 2, 2026 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes...

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