IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to settle certain claims brought by the United States Department of Labor on behalf of employees of the Department of Corrections in an aggregate amount not to exceed $49,365.07.
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RESOLUTION # 11837, July 21, 1997
INTRODUCED BY Victor E. Callahan, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the United States Department of Labor has brought claims against the County alleging violations of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act arising out of the County's alleged failure to compensate 36 shift sergeants in the Department of Corrections for meal periods; and,
WHEREAS, after extensive research and investigation of these claims, the County's special counsel has recommended that these claims be settled in an aggregate amount not to exceed $49,365.07; and,
WHEREAS, this settlement is in the best interest of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of the County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Counselor be, and hereby is, authorized to settle the claims of the United States Department of Labor in an aggregate amount not to exceed $49,365.07.
Attorney
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #11837 of July 21, 1997 was duly passed on __________July 21_____________, 1997 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________8_________ Nays _______0______
Abstaining ______0_______ Absent ______1_______
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