IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to take necessary preliminary steps to facilitate the issuance of Special Obligation Bonds for improvements to University Health facilities and services.
Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 22367, August 3, 2026
INTRODUCED BY Donna Peyton, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, University Health serves as the County's public hospital system and provides essential healthcare services to the residents of Jackson County, including emergency care, trauma services, behavioral health, and other critical medical services; and,
WHEREAS, the County desires to issue Special Obligation Bonds to finance capital improvements for the University Health Project, including the demolition, construction, renovation, furnishing, and equipping of healthcare facilities that will support the continued delivery of healthcare services to residents of Jackson County; and,
WHEREAS, the issuance of Special Obligation Bonds will assist in supporting the continued delivery of these vital healthcare services and related capital and operational needs; and,
WHEREAS, before the County Legislature may consider an ordinance authorizing the issuance of such bonds, federal law requires that the County provide public notice and conduct a public hearing regarding the proposed plan of finance; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive is hereby authorized and directed to take the necessary preliminary steps to facilitate the Legislature's consideration of the issuance of Special Obligation Bonds to fund the University Health Project, including:
1. Issuing the required notice of public hearing;
2. Conducting with the Legislature the public hearing no fewer than seven (7) days after publication of the notice; and
3. Preparing for introduction to the County Legislature an Ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds following completion of the public hearing process.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that nothing in this Resolution shall be construed as authorizing the issuance of the bonds, which shall require approval by Ordinance of the County Legislature.
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. 22367 of August 3, 2026, was duly passed on ______________________, 2026 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______________ Nays ______________
Abstaining _________ Absent ____________
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature