Jackson County Missouri - File #: 21310

• File #: 21310
• Version: 1
• Name: Andrew Jackson Statue
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/9/2023
• In control: Budget Committee
• On agenda: 6/12/2023
• Final action: 7/10/2023
• Title: A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature that the County award contracts for the removal and storage of the Andrew Jackson statues on the grounds of the Downtown and Historic Truman Courthouses, for the installation of a statue of Harry S. Truman at the Downtown Courthouse, and for site repairs of any damages occasioned by the removal and installation.
• Sponsors: Manuel Abarca IV
• Indexes: COURTHOUSE (DOWNTOWN), COURTHOUSE (HISTORIC), STATUES, STORAGE SERVICES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/10/2023	0	Budget Committee	recommend do pass	Pass
7/10/2023	0	County Legislature	adopt	Pass
7/10/2023	0	County Legislature	amend	Pass
6/27/2023	0	County Legislature	Go To 3rd Meeting	Pass
6/26/2023	0	Budget Committee	hold
6/16/2023	0	County Legislature	Go To 2nd Meeting	Pass
6/15/2023	0	Budget Committee	recommend do pass	Pass
6/13/2023	0	County Legislature	Go To 1st Meeting	Pass
6/12/2023	0	County Legislature	assign to committee

IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI


Title
A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature that the County award contracts for the removal and storage of the Andrew Jackson statues on the grounds of the Downtown and Historic Truman Courthouses, for the installation of a statue of Harry S. Truman at the Downtown Courthouse, and for site repairs of any damages occasioned by the removal and installation.


Intro
RESOLUTION NO. 21310, June 12, 2023

INTRODUCED BY Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator


Body
WHEREAS, in view of developing discourse and changes in public sentiment across the nation regarding statuary of individuals that participated in genocidal campaigns and slavery, it is appropriate that the statues of Andrew Jackson at the Downtown and Historic Truman Courthouses be removed and stored while decisions concerning the statutes' ultimate location and fate are contemplated; and,

WHEREAS, it is the Legislature's intent that the Jackson statue at the Downtown Courthouse be replaced by an appropriate statue of Jackson County's own Harry S. Truman; and,

WHEREAS, in order to expedite the removal and storage of the existing statues and the fashioning and installation of the replacement statue, it is the intent of the Legislature that the County award contracts for these services, as well as for the repair of any damages to the Courthouses' grounds occasioned by the removal and installation; and,
WHEREAS, it is the Legislature's further intent that, in awarding such contracts, the County shall follow the competitive procedures set out in chapter 10 of the Jackson County Code and may only expend funds for such contracts as are budgeted in appropriate spending accounts or properly transferred under the provisions of chapter 5 of the code; and ,

WHEREAS, in acknowledgment of the previous vote on a similar matter by Jackson County voters in November of 2020, the County Legislature intends to recommend an ordinance to place this ma...