IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the Chairman of the Legislature to execute an amendment to the Consulting Agreement with Fred Dreiling, LLC, of Kansas City, MO, to serve as Chief Lobbyist to perform state legislative lobbyist services for the Legislature, awarded pursuant to Resolution 20841, dated December 13, 2021.
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RESOLUTION NO. 21208, March 27, 2023
INTRODUCED BY DaRon McGee, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Legislature has a continuing need for a consultant to assess the current political climate in the State of Missouri, recommend appropriate strategies that would benefit the County, inform the Legislature on all pertinent legislative issues, and provide lobbying service as requested, especially concerning health, parks and recreation, land use, road and bridge and other transportation-related matters; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 20841, dated December 13, 2021, the Legislature awarded an eleven-month contract with two twelve-month options to extend to Fred Dreiling, LLC, of Kansas City (Jackson County) MO, to serve as the Legislature’s Chief Lobbyist; and,
WHEREAS, in connection with renewal of this contract for the 2023 calendar year, the Chairman of the Legislature now recommends an amendment to the current consulting agreement with Fred Dreiling, LLC, to replace Bennie Lewis & Associates as a subcontractor on this agreement with Rodney Bland; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that the Chairman of the Legislature be and hereby is authorized to execute an amendment to the Consulting Agreement with Fred Dreiling, LLC, to replace Bennie Lewis & Associates as a subcontractor with Rodney Bland, in the form to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Finance and Purchasing is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the contract and any extensions thereto, to the extent that sufficient appropriations to the using spending agency are contained in the then current Jackson 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. 21208 of March 27, 2023, was duly passed on March 27, 2023 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