IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION congratulating Michael Hunt on the occasion of his retirement after thirty-five years of service to Jackson County.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20963, June 6, 2022
INTRODUCED BY Charlie Franklin, Theresa Cass Galvin, Jalen Anderson, Crystal Williams, Tony Miller, Scott Burnett, Ronald E. Finley, Dan Tarwater III, and Jeanie Lauer, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, Michael Hunt, Chief Attorney for Eastern Jackson County within the Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, recently retired after thirty-five years of service to the County; and,
WHEREAS, Michael joined Jackson County on November 13, 1988, as an assistant prosecuting attorney and has served in a variety of roles under six different elected Prosecuting Attorneys; and,
WHEREAS, Michael was promoted regularly after joining the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office to a variety of positions, including Special Assistant United States Attorney, Warrant Desk Attorney, Alcohol Related Assaults and Homicides Prosecutor, Trial Team Leader, General Crimes, Trial Team Leader: Drug Team, Chief Trial Assistant, Drug Team, Chairman of the Homicide Unit, Chief Trial Director, and Chief Trial Assistant, Major Crimes Unit; and,
WHEREAS, Michael’s appearances as first chair at trial may be a record no assistant prosecuting attorney will ever break - 149 first-chair trials of crimes ranging from Class A misdemeanors to capital murder trials, including seventy-seven first-chair homicide trials; and,
WHEREAS, Michael’s colleagues in the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office regularly recognized his passion for his work, awarding him the Rookie of the Year Award in 1988; Warrant Officer of the Year in 1989, Trial Prosecutor of the Year in 1995, Louis Lombardo Award for Prosecutor of the Year in 2000, and Pat Hall Trial Attorney of the Year in 2008 and 2011; and,
WHEREAS, Michael was admitted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers; and,
WHEREAS, Michael was not only known for his incredible lawyer skills in and out of the courtroom but also his relentless consumption of diet soda, especially Diet Mountain Dew; and,
WHEREAS, Michael achieved all these professional accomplishments while being a dedicated husband to his wife, Nancy and being the definition of a girl dad to his two daughters, Christy and Elizabeth; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature hereby congratulates Michael Hunt on the occasion of his retirement and extends best wishes on all of his future endeavors.
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. 20963 of June 6, 2022, was duly passed on June 6, 2022 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