IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a sixty-month contract for the furnishing of management and operation of the Jackson County Regional Animal Shelter to Great Plains SPCA of Merriam, KS, under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 54-17.
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RESOLUTION NO. 19675, December 11, 2017
INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Director of Finance and Purchasing solicited formal written proposals on Request for Proposals No. 54-17 for the management and operation of the Jackson County Regional Animal Shelter; and,
WHEREAS, a total of four notifications were distributed and one response was received and evaluated, from Great Plains SPCA of Merriam, KS; and,
WHEREAS, an evaluation committee reviewed the proposals and recommends award of a contract for the management and operation of the Regional Animal Shelter as a "no kill" facility to Great Plains SPCA, pursuant to the terms and conditions of RFP No. 54-17, as the lowest and best bidder; and,
WHEREAS, under this proposal, Great Plains will provide animal control field services and sheltering of animals from unincorporated Jackson County at no cost to the County; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 19672, dated December 11, 2017, now under consideration before the Legislature, the City of Independence will enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement under which the County will provide animal shelter services for the City, for funds payable to the County, to be passed through to Great Plains SPCA to cover the cost of these services; and,
WHEREAS, execution of an agreement with Great Plains SPCA 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 award be made as recommended by the Director of Finance and Purchasing, and that the Director be, and is hereby, authorized to execute for the County a ...
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