IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an Employment Agreement with Mark Siettmann to serve as the Director of Communications for Jackson County.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 19053, January 19, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, by Executive Order No. 15-36, the then County Executive appointed Mark Siettmann to serve as the County’s Director of Communications effective December 7, 2015; and,
WHEREAS, at that time, in an effort to support professional management for Jackson County, the County Executive recommended an employment agreement for this top-level management position with the County; and,
WHEREAS, this agreement outlines the basis for continued employment, termination, and severance, a practice that is recommended by the International City/County Management Association and promotes the separation of the professional management of the County from political offices; and,
WHEREAS, the execution of this Employment Agreement is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute the attached Employment Agreement on behalf of the County; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all County officials be and hereby are authorized to undertake all actions required by this 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:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 19053 of January 19, 2016, was duly passed on January 19, 2016 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______7_________ Nays _______0_______
Abstaining _____0______ Absent _____0_______
Excused _______1______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature