IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to settle the claims of Abundant Life Baptist Church in the case styled Abundant Life Baptist Church v. Jackson County, MO, No. 4:20-CV-00367, now pending in United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, for a total payment by the County of $73,375.00.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20793, October 18, 2021
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater III, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Abundant Life Baptist Church has filed a lawsuit styled Abundant Life Baptist Church v. Jackson County, MO, No. 4:20-CV-00367, now pending in United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, seeking damages for alleged deprivations of its constitutional rights concerning a previous Jackson County Health Order; and,
WHEREAS, after a thorough investigation and negotiations and after independent mediation, the County Counselor has recommended a settlement in the amount of $73,375.00, to be paid by the County to Abundant Life Baptist Church and/or its attorney, Jonathan R. Whitehead; and,
WHEREAS, under the proposed settlement, the County's co-defendant, Truman Medical Center, the operator of the Jackson County Health Department, will pay a similar sum, all sums representing attorney's fees allegedly incurred by the plaintiff church; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed settlement will limit the County's financial obligations in this matter and is in the best interests of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Counselor be and hereby is authorized to settle the claims of Abundant Life Baptist Church in the case of Abundant Life Baptist Church v. Jackson County, MO, No. 4:20-CV-00367, now pending in United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, by the total payment of $73,375.00, in full, final, and complete release of ...
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