IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to settle the employment claims of Lisa McGhee for the total payment by the County of $58,500.00.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 18836, May 18, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater III, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, County employee Lisa McGhee has filed a charge of employment discrimination with the Missouri Commission on Human Rights in which she has alleged that certain conduct and/or conditions she experienced during her employment violated her right to be free from discrimination in the workplace; and,
WHEREAS, although the County denies any discrimination, after a thorough investigation and negotiations, the County Counselor recommends a settlement in the amount of $58,500.00, in exchange for the full and complete release of all claims, to be paid to Ms. McGhee and her attorney, Martin Meyers; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed settlement will limit the County's financial obligation in this matter and is in the best interest of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the settlement of the claims of Lisa McGhee, as recommended by the County Counselor, be and hereby is approved; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to issue checks totaling $58,500.00, to Ms. McGhee and her attorney, pursuant to the specific direction of the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Counselor be and hereby is authorized to execute an appropriate settlement agreement and any and all other documents necessary to give effect to this settlement.
Enacted and Approved
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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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 18836 of May 18, 2015 was duly passed on May 18, 2015 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______6_________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining ____0_______ Absent _____0_______
Excused ______3_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
There is a balance otherwise unencumbered to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is chargeable and there is a cash balance otherwise unencumbered in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made each sufficient to provide for the obligation herein authorized.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 060 5160 56380
ACCOUNT TITLE: Self Insurance Fund
Non-Departmental
Uninsured Claimants
NOT TO EXCEED: $58,500.00
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Date Director of Finance and Purchasing