IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute extensions to the Legal Services Agreements with certain lawyers and/or law firms, at no additional cost to the County.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 20353, January 21, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Theresa Cass Galvin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, in 2019 the County Counselor entered into Legal Services Agreements with certain law firms and lawyers which expired on December 31, 2019, with funding not fully expended; and,
WHEREAS, the County Counselor recommends that these agreements be extended to allow the County to take advantage of and expend the 2019 funding which remains encumbered; and,
WHEREAS, the recommended extensions would be at no additional cost to the County; and,
WHEREAS, the lawyers and law firms whose contracts are recommended for extensions are as follows:
Evans & Dixon, LLC
Kansas City, MO
(Workers' Compensation Claims)
Ronald L. Jurgeson
Lee's Summit, MO
(Merit System Commission)
now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute extensions to the Legal Services Agreements with the law firms and lawyers identified in this Resolution, for terms ending December 31, 2020, at no additional cost to the County.
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. 20353 of January 21, 2020, was duly passed on January 27, 2020 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______9__________ Nays ______0_______
Abstaining _____0______ Absent ______0______
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