IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing a four-year extension to the Consulting Services Agreement with Garry and Associates of North Kansas City, MO, for the furnishing of broker and consulting services on the County’s health, life, and dental insurance, for use County-wide, under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 11-13, at no cost to the County.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 20017, October 22, 2018
INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits, Scott Burnett, Garry Baker, Dan Tarwater III, Greg
Grounds, Theresa Galvin, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, by Resolution 18175, dated May 20, 2013, the Legislature awarded a twelve-month Consulting Services Agreement with five twelve-month options to extend to Garry and Associates of North Kansas City, MO, for the furnishing of broker and consulting services on the County’s health, life and dental insurance, for use Count-wide, under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals (RFP) No. 11-13, for a fee payable by the County; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 18491, dated April 28, 2014, the Legislature did authorize a modification to the compensation provisions in that Consulting Services Agreement, to allow for Garry and Associates to be compensated directly by the County’s health, life, and dental insurance providers, rather than by the County, resulting in a substantial savings to the County; and,
WHEREAS, this Agreement is now in its fifth renewal term, the last authorized by Resolution 18175, which will expire on July 12, 2019; and,
WHEREAS, the Legislature is well satisfied with the services provided by Garry and Associates and is desirous of extending the contract for its services for an additional four-year term; and,
WHEREAS, such extension 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 Director of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to execute an extension to the Consulting Services Agreement with Garry and Associates, on the same terms as the current agreement, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor.
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. 20017 of October 22, 2018, was duly passed on November 5, 2018 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________8_________ Nays ______0_______
Abstaining _____0________ Absent ____1________
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature