IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute Legal Services Agreements with Seyferth, Blumenthal & Harris LLC of Kansas City, MO, at an aggregate cost to the County in 2019 not to exceed $127,000.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20138, April 8, 2019
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Galvin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Interim County Counselor recommends Legal Services Agreements with Seyferth, Blumenthal & Harris LLC of Kansas City, MO, to provide legal representation to the County and county employees in two pending employment related lawsuits; and,
WHEREAS, the Office of the County Counselor recommends the retention of private defense counsel in these matters; and,
WHEREAS, this representation is authorized 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 Legal Services Agreements with Seyferth, Blumenthal & Harris LLC of Kansas City, MO, for a term ending December 31, 2019, at a cost to the County in 2019 not exceed $ 127,000.00.
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. 20138 of April 8, 2019, was duly passed on April 15, 2019 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
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: $127,000.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer