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File #: 22207    Version: 0 Name: communication equipment for the Sheriff's Office
Type: Resolution Status: 1st. Meeting
File created: 2/27/2026 In control: Justice & Law Enforcement Committee
On agenda: 3/16/2026 Final action:
Title: A RESOLUTION transferring $42,857.00 within the 2026 General Fund and awarding a contract for the purchase of communication equipment for use by the Sheriff's Office to MRA International, Inc., of Long Branch, NJ under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 25-057, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $42,857.00.
Sponsors: Donna Peyton
Code sections: 1054.6 - Jackson County Code
Attachments: 1. 22207 Signed, 2. RLA, 3. Fiscal Note 26-114 Sheriff's Dept Communications, 4. 25-057 Recommendation for Bid Award - MRA International Inc, 5. 25-057 Communication Equipment - Sheriff's Office - Executive Summary, 6. 25-057 Quotation Sheet - MRA International Inc, 7. 2026 Certificate of Compliance MRA International Inc

IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

 

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A RESOLUTION transferring $42,857.00 within the 2026 General Fund and awarding a contract for the purchase of communication equipment for use by the Sheriff’s Office to MRA International, Inc., of Long Branch, NJ under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 25-057, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $42,857.00.

 

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RESOLUTION NO. 22207, March 16, 2026

 

INTRODUCED BY Donna Peyton, County Legislator

 

 

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 WHEREAS, the Sheriff’s Office has a need for a one-time purchase of 18 Ops-Core communication headsets and accessories; and,

 

WHEREAS, the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing has solicited bids on Invitation to Bid No. 25-057 for the purchase of said communication equipment for use by the Sheriff’s Office; and,

 

WHEREAS, notifications were distributed and viewed, with one (1) response received and evaluated from MRA International Inc., of Long Branch, New Jersey; and,

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to section 1054.6 of the Jackson County Code, the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing recommends the award of a contract for the furnishing of communication equipment to MRA International, Inc., of Long Branch, NJ, as the lowest and best bid received; and,

 

WHEREAS, a transfer is necessary to place a portion of the funds in the appropriate spending account; now therefore,

 

BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following transfer within the 2026 General Fund be and hereby is made:

 

DEPARTMENT/DIVISION

CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION

FROM

TO

General Fund

 

 

 

Sheriff’s Office

 

 

 

001-4201

57110 - Gasoline

$20,857

 

 

58180 - Audio/Video Recording Equipment

$22,000

 

 

 57602 - Communication Equipment

 

$42,857

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that award be made as recommended by the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing, and that the Interim Director be, and is hereby, authorized to execute for the County any documents necessary to the accomplishment of the award; and,

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing is authorized to make all payments, including final payment on the contract.

 

 

Enacted and Approved

Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.

 

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

 

 

______________________________                                          

County Counselor

 

Certificate of Passage

 

I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 22207 of March 16, 2026, was duly passed on ____________________________, 2026 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:

 

 

 

Yeas ___________________                     Nays ___________________

 

 

Abstaining _______________                     Absent __________________

 

 

______________________                                          _____________________________________

Date                                                                                                                              Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal Note

Funds sufficient for this transfer are available from the source indicated below.

 

ACCOUNT NUMBER:                     001                     4201                     57110

ACCOUNT TITLE:                                          General Fund

                                                                                    Sheriff’s Office

                                                                                    Gasoline 

NOT TO EXCEED:                                          $20,857.00

 

ACCOUNT NUMBER:                     001                     4201                     58180

ACCOUNT TITLE:                                          General Fund

                                                                                    Sheriff’s Office

                                                                                    Audio Visual Recording Equipment 

NOT TO EXCEED:                                          $22,000.00

 

 

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:                      001                     4201                     57602

ACCOUNT TITLE:                     General Fund

                                                                                    Sheriff’s Office 

                                                                                    Communication Equipment

NOT TO EXCEED:                     $42,857.00

                     

 

                                                                                                                                                                        

_______________________                  ________________________________

Date                                          County Administration