IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION honoring Mike Mansur for his dedicated service in the Jackson County Prosecutors Office.
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RESOLUTION NO. 21834, December 16, 2024
INTRODUCED BY Jalen Anderson, Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon McGee, and Sean E. Smith, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, Mike Mansur was a journalist for the Kansas City Star for 25 years, reporting on local governments, specializing in watchdog investigations after years working on The Star's project desk, covering government and environmental issues; and,
WHEREAS, Mr. Mansur was a Board member and President at the Society for Environmental Journalists for 18 years; and,
WHEREAS, Mr. Mansur in June 2011, became the Director of Communications for the Jackson County Prosecutor where in addition to media relations, he helped the office oversee a variety of community and violence reduction programs, including the KC NoVA project aimed at reducing violent crime in Kansas City; and,
WHEREAS, Mr. Mansur is known as a dedicated and passionate public servant:
• Who has been on-call 24/7 - literally - to manage media relations for over 13 years;
• Who has served as the voice of the Prosecutor’s Office;
• Who has received complaints, criticism, some threats, and on rare occasion, praise for the office;
• Who has been described as the Granddad of Crime Fighting;
• Who has been described as a Pessimist, but who is an Optimist about reducing crime;
• Who is described as an Advocate for data transparency and one who is informed by credible Data for decision-making;
• Who never misses a deadline, but comes awfully close;
• Whose North Star has been to improve community trust in the system and for the system to be worthy of their trust; and,
WHEREAS, Mr. Mansur is a loyal husband, father and friend, an avid reader, soccer player, and coach who has had the privilege to be married to Pattie for almost 42 years and who is enthusiastic about learning new things; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature hereby recognizes that Jackson County is better because of Mr. Mansur’s honorable service.
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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County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 21834 of December 16, 2024, was duly passed on December 16, 2024 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