IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute a Legal Services Agreement with James W. Tippin and Associates of Kansas City, MO, at a cost to the County not to exceed $30,000.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20091, February 19, 2019
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Galvin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Interim County Counselor recommends a Legal Services Agreement with James W. Tippin and Associates of Kansas City, MO, to provide legal representation to a County associate in a pending employment discrimination lawsuit; and,
WHEREAS, the Office of the County Counselor recommends the retention of private counsel in this matter due to potential conflict of interest on the part of the office, which represents other defendants in the same matter; and,
WHEREAS, this representation is authorized and required by chapter 16 of the County Code; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Interim County Counselor be and hereby is authorized to execute a Legal Services Agreement with James W. Tippin and Associates of Kansas City, MO, for a term ending December 31, 2019, at a cost to the County not exceed $30,000.00.
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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Interim County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 20091 of February 19, 2019, was duly passed on February 25, 2019 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ________8_________ Nays _____1________
Abstaining _____0______ Absent _____0_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
Fiscal Note
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 1101 56020
ACCOUNT TITLE: General Fund
County Counselors
Legal Services
NOT TO EXCEED: $30,000.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer