File #: 17544    Version: 0 Name: Cost of attorneys' fees (Asbestos-related litigation)
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 3/14/2011 In control: County Legislature
On agenda: 3/14/2011 Final action: 3/14/2011
Title: A RESOLUTION transferring $318,000.00 within the 2011 General Fund to cover the cost of attorneys' fees in the County's ongoing asbestos-related litigation.
Sponsors: Dennis Waits
Indexes: ASBESTOS-RELATED LITIATION, TRANSFER
Attachments: 1. 17544adopt.pdf
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI


Title
A RESOLUTION transferring $318,000.00 within the 2011 General Fund to cover the cost of attorneys' fees in the County's ongoing asbestos-related litigation.


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RESOLUTION #17544, March 14, 2011

INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits, County Legislator

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WHEREAS, a transfer is necessary to cover the cost of additional attorneys' fees for the County's special counsel in the County's ongoing asbestos related litigation; and,

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

BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer within the 2011 General Fund be and hereby is made:

Department/Division Character Description From To

General Fund
State Mandated Contingency
001-8003 56830 - Contingency $318,000
001-5101 56020 - Legal Services $318,000

and,








Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.

APPROVED AS TO FORM:


____________________________ _______________________________
Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor

Certificate of Passage

I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #17544 of March 14, 2011, was duly passed on March 14, 2011 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:

Yeas _________8________ Nays ______0_______

Abstaining _______0______ Absent ______1______


______________________ _________________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature

Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for the transfer are available from the sources indicated below.

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 8003 56830
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
State Mandated Contingency
Contingency
NOT TO EXCEED: $318,000.00




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