IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $377,492.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 E-911 System Fund and authorizing the County Executive to execute agreements for assignment of 911 funds with certain municipalities within Jackson County and awarding a contract for technology services to Carahsoft Technology Solutions of Reston, VA as a sole source purchase at a cost to the County not to exceed $4,277,492.00.
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ORDINANCE NO. 6136, August 31, 2026
INTRODUCED BY Jeanie Lauer, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the County Executive would like to distribute funds earmarked for the municipalities of Buckner, Lee’s Summit, and Sugar Creek for data transfer, mobile police, and handheld radios, new servers, and additional dispatching consoles to improve Eastern Jackson County emergency response; and,
WHEREAS, additionally, funds will be used to purchase services from Carahsoft Technology Solutions of Reston, Virginia to support the Jackson County Sheriff, Raytown PD, Blue Springs PD, Independence PD, Grandview PD, and Grain Valley PD interdepartmental collaboration; and,
WHEREAS, the County Executive shall be authorized to execute an agreement with Carahsoft for a period of twelve months; and,
WHEREAS, the County Executive has recommended the authorization to execute agreements with outside municipalities, as set out below:
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Municipalities/Organizations |
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Organization/Agency |
Amount ($) |
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Sugar Creek |
$152,355.25 |
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City of Lee’s Summit |
$3,276,036.38 |
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City of Buckner Police Department |
$145,000.00 |
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Peregrine/Carahsoft |
$704,100.00 |
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Total Recommended Expenditures |
$4,277,491.63 |
and,
WHEREAS, the execution of these agreements, in the amount indicated, is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer within the 2026 E-911 System Fund be and hereby is made:
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DEPARTMENT/DIVISON |
CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION |
FROM |
TO |
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E-911 System Fund |
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|
|
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031 - 9999 |
32810 - Undesignated Fund Balance |
$377,492 |
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911 Initiatives |
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|
|
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031-5032 |
56070 - Intergovernmental Agreements |
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$377,492 |
and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute agreements with the municipalities, in the amount indicated, in forms to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing be and is hereby authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the agreements.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached ordinance, Ordinance No. 6136 introduced on August 31, 2026, was duly passed on ______________________, 2026 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______________ Nays _______________
Abstaining ___________ Absent _____________
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.
____________________ ________________________________
Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No. 6136.
____________________ ________________________________
Date Phil LeVota, County Executive
Fiscal Note
Funds sufficient for this appropriation are available from the source indicated below.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 031 9999 32810
ACCOUNT TITLE: E-911 System Fund
Undesignated Fund Balance
NOT TO EXCEED: $377,492.00
There is a balance otherwise unencumbered to the credit of the appropriation to which the expenditure is chargeable and there is a cash balance otherwise unencumbered in the treasury to the credit of the fund from which payment is to be made each sufficient to provide for the obligation herein authorized.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 031 5032 56070
ACCOUNT TITLE: E-911 System Fund
911 Initiatives
Intergovernmental Agreements
NOT TO EXCEED: $4,277,492.00
________________________ ________________________________
Date Phil LeVota, County Executive