File #: 20605    Version: Name: extensions to Legal Services Agreements
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 1/7/2021 In control: Legislature As A Whole
On agenda: 1/11/2021 Final action: 1/25/2021
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.
Sponsors: Dan Tarwater III
Indexes: COUNTY COUNSELOR, LEGAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
Attachments: 1. 20605adopt.pdf, 2. 20605 Associates in Dispute Resolution.pdf, 3. 20605 Ellis, Ellis, Hammons & Johnson.pdf, 4. 20605 Evans & Dixon.pdf, 5. 20605 Husch Blackwell.pdf, 6. 20605 Ronald Jurgeson Merit System.pdf, 7. 20605 Seyferth Blumenthal & Harris - Miller Case.pdf, 8. 20605 Seyferth, Blumenthal & Harris - Caster Case.pdf, 9. 20605 Ron Jurgeson BOE.pdf
Related files: 20707, 20643
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. 20605, January 11, 2021

INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater III, County Legislator

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WHEREAS, in 2020 the County Counselor entered into Legal Services Agreements with certain law firms and lawyers which expired on December 31, 2020, 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 2020 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:

Associates in Dispute Resolution
Kansas City, MO
(HR Investigation)




Ellis, Ellis, Hammons & Johnson P.C.
Springfield, MO
(CARES Act Special Counsel)

Evans & Dixon, LLC
Kansas City, MO
(Workers' Compensation Claims)

Husch Blackwell
Kansas City, MO
(General Personnel Issues)

Ronald L. Jurgeson
Lee's Summit, MO
(Merit System Commission, BOE)

Seyferth, Blumenthal & Harris, LLP
Kansas City, MO
(Employment Discrimination Cases)


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, 2021, 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:


______________________________ _____________________________
Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor


Certificate of Passage

I hereby certify that the...

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