IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute a Third Addendum to the Legal Services Agreement with Seyferth, Blumenthal & Harris, LLP, of Kansas City, MO, at an actual cost to the County not to exceed $140,000.00, for services to be performed through December 31, 2021.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20826, December 6, 2021
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater III, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 20153, dated April 29, 2019, the County Counselor executed a Legal Services Agreement with the law firm of Seyferth, Blumenthal & Harris, LLP, of Kansas City, MO, to provide specialized legal services in connection with the defense of a pending employment discrimination claim; and,
WHEREAS, a subsequent addendum has brought the total authorization under this contract up to the amount of $228,650.00; and,
WHEREAS, the County Counselor recommends that he be authorized to execute a Third Addendum to the Legal Services Agreement to provide for additional compensation to be payable to the firm in the amount of $140,000.00; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Counselor be and hereby is authorized to execute the attached Third Addendum to the Legal Services Agreement with Seyferth, Blumenthal & Harris, LLP, of Kansas City, MO, for services to be performed through December 31, 2021, at an actual cost to the County not to exceed $140,000.00; 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 payment, on the 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. 20826 of December 6, 2021, was duly passed on December 13, 2021 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______9__________ Nays ______0_______
Abstaining _____0______ Absent _____0_______
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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: $140,000.00
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Date Chief Administrative Officer