IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute Legal Services Agreements and an Addendum to an existing Legal Services Agreement with certain law firms at an aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $177,000.00, for services to be performed in 2021.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20707, June 28, 2020
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater III, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the County Counselor recommends that he be authorized to execute Legal Services Agreements and an Addendum to an existing Legal Services Agreement with certain lawyers and law firms to provide legal services to the County in certain new and ongoing matters; and,
WHEREAS, the law firms for which agreements are recommended, the services to be provided, and not to exceed amounts for services to be performed in 2021, are as follows:
Lawyer/Law Firm Matter Amount
Ronald L. Jurgeson Board of Equalization $32,000.00
Lee’s Summit, MO Representation
Williams Dirks Dameron Class Action Defense $80,000.00
Kansas City (Jackson County), MO
Husch Blackwell, LLP Whistleblower Lawsuit Defense $65,000.00
Kansas City (Jackson County), MO
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Total $ 177,000.00
now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Counselor be and hereby is authorized to execute Legal Services Agreements and an Addendum to the existing Legal Services Agreement with the lawyers and/or law firms identified in this Resolution, for a term ending December 31, 2021, at an aggregate cost to the County not exceed $177,000.00; 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 Agreements and Addendum.
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. 20707 of June 28, 2021, was duly passed on July 6, 2021 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: $177,000.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer