IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the maintenance of software for use by the Office of the Clerk of the County Legislature to Granicus of St. Paul, MN, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $38,898.00 for 2023, as a sole source purchase.
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RESOLUTION NO. 21093, November 14, 2022
INTRODUCED BY Tony Miller, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Office of the Clerk of the County Legislature has a need for annual maintenance and support for its proprietary Granicus software; and,
WHEREAS, the Clerk’s Office currently uses Granicus Encoding, Open Platform Suite, and Meeting Efficiency Suite for Legislative meetings; and,
WHEREAS, the required annual maintenance agreement supports these critical applications necessary for County business; and,
WHEREAS, annual software maintenance agreements are considered sole source purchases, as the maintenance can only be provided by the software’s developer; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 1030.1 of the Jackson County Code, 1984, the Director of Finance and Purchasing and Clerk recommend the award of a contract for software maintenance and support for use by the Office of the Clerk of the County Legislature to Granicus of St. Paul, MN, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $38,898.00 for 2023, as a sole source purchase; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that award be made as recommended by the Director of Finance and Purchasing and Clerk of the County Legislature, and that the Director be and hereby is authorized to execute for the County any documents necessary for the accomplishment of the award; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing is authorized to make all payments, including final payment, on the contract, to the extent that sufficient appropriations to the using spending agency are contained in the then current County budget.
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. 21093 of November 14, 2022, was duly passed on November 21, 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 the Legislature
Fiscal Note
Required funds are subject to appropriation in the County’s 2023 annual budget.
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Date Chief Administrative Officer