IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION transferring $25,000.00 within the 2018 General Fund and authorizing the Chair of the Legislature to execute an Agreement with Williams & Campo, P.C., of Lee’s Summit, MO, to serve as Legal Advisor to the Jackson County Legislature, at a cost to the County not to exceed $25,000.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 19688, January 8, 2018
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Legislature has determined that it is in the County’s best interests to retain an experienced Legal Advisor, pursuant to section 290, Jackson County Code, 1984; and,
WHEREAS, the Legal Advisor shall work at the direction of the County Legislature and have the duty to render legal advice and issue opinions to the Legislature as requested by the Legislature; and,
WHEREAS, the Chair of the Legislature recommends an Agreement with Williams & Campo, P.C., of Lee’s Summit, MO, at a cost to the County not to exceed $25,000.00, to serve as Legal Advisor to the Legislature; and,
WHEREAS, a transfer is needed to place the funds necessary for this Agreement in the proper spending account; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer within the 2018 General Fund be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
General Fund
Legislature as a Whole
001-0112 56080 - Other Professional Srvs $25,000
001-0112 56020 - Legal Services $25,000
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Chair of the Legislature be and hereby is authorized to execute an Agreement with Williams & Campo, P.C., for the position of Legal Advisor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the 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:
______________________________ ________________________________
Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 19688 of January 8, 2018, was duly passed on January 9, 2018 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________9___________ Nays ________0___________
Abstaining _______0________ Absent _______0___________
______________________ _________________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this transfer are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 001 0112 56080
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
Legislature as a Whole
Other Professional Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $25,000.00
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: 001 0112 56020
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
Legislature as a Whole
Legal Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $25,000.00
________________________ _________________________________
Date Director of Finance and Purchasing