IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute Employment Agreements with Dr. Marius Tarau, Chief Medical Examiner and Dr. Lindsey Haldiman, Deputy Medical Examiner.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20225, August 12, 2019
INTRODUCED BY Charlie Franklin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, by Executive Order No. 19-18, the County Executive appointed Dr. Marius C. Tarau, M.D., to serve as the County’s Chief Medical Examiner effective June 3, 2019; and,
WHEREAS, Dr. Lindsey Haldiman, D.O., continues to serve as Deputy Medical Examiner; and,
WHEREAS, in an effort to support professional management for Jackson County, the County Executive recommends employment agreements for these top-level management positions with the County; and,
WHEREAS, the agreements outline the basis for continued employment, termination, and severance, a practice that is recommended by the International City/County Management Association and promotes the separation of the professional management of the County from political offices; and,
WHEREAS, an increase in compensation for Dr. Tarau and Dr. Haldiman is warranted for the reason of competing agencies offering a higher compensation than their current rates of pay; and,
WHEREAS, the County Executive and Dr. Tarau and Dr. Haldiman have reached an agreement for the increase of compensation; and,
WHEREAS, this level of compensation will allow the County to retain their services, which is critical to the operations of the Medical Examiner’s Office; and,
WHEREAS, the execution of these Employment Agreements 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 County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute the attached Employment Agreements on behalf of the County; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all County officials be and hereby are authorized to undertake all actions required by this 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:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 20225 of August 12, 2019, was duly passed on August 19, 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
Funds sufficient for this expenditure are subject to appropriation in the County=s 2019 and future years= annual budgets.
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Date Chief Administrative Officer