IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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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.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20855, January 24, 2022
INTRODUCED BY Tony Miller, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, in 2021 the County Counselor entered into Legal Services Agreements with certain law firms and lawyers which expired on December 31, 2021, 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 2021 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:
Colette Holt and Associates
Kansas City, MO
(MBE/WBE Matters)
Ellis, Ellis, Hammons & Johnson P.C.
Springfield, MO
(CARES Act and American Rescue Plan 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)
Williams Dirks Dameron
Kansas City, MO
(Class Action Lawsuit)
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, 2022, 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:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 20855 of January 24, 2022, was duly passed on January 31, 2022 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