IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION transferring $255,000.00 within the 2018 Health Fund, $22,298.00 within the 2018 Park Fund, $234,232.00 within the 2018 Special Road and Bridge Fund, and $100,000.00 within the 2018 Assessment Fund to partially cover the cost of legal services and related expenses for use by the County Counselor's Office.
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RESOLUTION NO. 19696, January 22, 2018
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, by Ordinance 5062, dated December 6, 2017, the Legislature did establish certain Reserve Accounts for certain budget lines within the 2018 County budget; and,
WHEREAS, there are numerous disputes between the County Executive and the Legislature regarding the validity of Ordinance 5062, relating to its construction and interpretation, and multiple related issues; and,
WHEREAS, the County Counselor has requested this Resolution and approved it as to form, without waiving any previous position taken in the memorandum of the County Counselor dated December 22, 2017, regarding Ordinance 5062, and without waiving any position taken in other legal memorandums provided by the Office of the County Counselor; and,
WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes that funds identified as Reserve Funds for Legal Services in the adopted 2018 Budget are required to be designated for use by the County Counselor in order for the County Counselor to conduct the civil legal business of the County; and,
WHEREAS, the County Counselor has requested that the funds identified in this Resolution be posted to his office's 2018 budget; and,
WHEREAS the County Legislature agrees that funds described in this Resolution should be properly posted to certain budget line items in the County Counselor's budget for calendar year 2018 by the County's Finance and Purchasing Department; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfers within the 2018 Hea...
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