File #: 20563    Version: 0 Name: Legal Services Agreements - County Counselor
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 11/17/2020 In control: Finance and Audit Committee
On agenda: 11/23/2020 Final action: 11/30/2020
Title: A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute addenda to the Legal Services Agreements with certain law firms, at an increased aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $16,275.00.
Sponsors: Theresa Cass Galvin
Indexes: COUNTY COUNSELOR, LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
Attachments: 1. 20563bu.pdf, 2. 20563adopt.pdf, 3. 20563 Husch Blackwell 3rd Addendum Rock Island.pdf
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute addenda to the Legal Services Agreements with certain law firms, at an increased aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $16,275.00.


Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 20563, November 23, 2020

INTRODUCED BY Theresa Cass Galvin, County Legislator

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WHEREAS, the County Counselor recommends that he be authorized to execute addenda to the Legal Services Agreements with certain lawyers and law firms to continue to provide legal services to the County in complex litigation and other matters for which they have been retained; and,

WHEREAS, the lawyers and law firms for whom contracts are recommended, the services to be provided, and not to exceed amounts for services to be performed in 2020 are as follows:
Law Firm Matter Amount
Husch Blackwell State Law Real Property Takings $13,000
Kansas City, MO Claim

HF Law Firm LLC HR Investigations 3,275
Kansas City, MO
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Total $16,275

now therefore,


BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute Legal Services Agreements with the law firms and lawyers identified in this Resolution, at an aggregate cost to the County not exceed $16,275.00; and,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of the Department of Finance and Purchasing be and hereby is authorized to make all payments, including final payments on the contracts.


Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.


APPROVED AS TO FORM:


_______________________________ ______________________________
Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor


Certificate of Passage

I hereby cer...

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