Jackson County Missouri
JOURNAL
Jackson County Courthouse
415 E.12th Street, 2nd floor
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
(816)881-3242
County Legislature
Charlie Franklin (3rd) Chairman,
Office of
Theresa Cass Galvin (6th) Vice Chairman,
Mary Jo Spino
Jalen Anderson (1st AL), Crystal Williams (2nd AL), Tony Miller (3rd AL),
Scott Burnett (1st), Ronald E. Finley (2nd), Dan Tarwater III (4th),
Jeanie Lauer (5th)
Clerk of the County Legislature
Monday, December 5, 2022
10:00 AM
Forty-seventh Regular Meeting
K.C. Legislative Assembly Area, Kansas City, Missouri
Charlie Franklin, Chairman, called the meeting of the Jackson County Legislature to order.
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ROLL CALL
Present 9 -
Charlie Franklin, Theresa Cass Galvin, Jalen Anderson, Crystal
Williams, Tony Miller, Scott Burnett, Ronald E. Finley, Dan Tarwater
III and Jeanie Lauer
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THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Recited.
APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING
A motion was made by Dan Tarwater III, seconded by Scott Burnett to
approve the journal of the previous meeting held on November 28, 2022.
The motion passed by a voice vote.
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HEARINGS
Charlie Franklin, Chairman, turned the meeting over to the Budget
Chairman, Theresa Cass Galvin, County Legislator. Theresa Cass Galvin
opened the public hearing regarding Ordinance #5701, to adopt the
annual budget and set forth appropriations for the various spending
agencies and the principal subdivisions thereof, for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2023, and Ordinance #5702, setting the 2023 Jackson
County, Missouri tentative tax levy. There was no public comment on
Ordinances #5701 and #5702. Jeanie Lauer, County Legislator, said
during the Budget Hearings there was a lot of discussion regarding
moving funds out of the County Improvement Fund and into the General
Fund. It was stated the reason for this move is to allow the County to obtain
a more favorable bond rating. Ms. Lauer said she wants the record to
reflect her concerns about moving these funds since it was discussed
numerous times over the previous few years, that these funds would be
dedicated for debt service on the jail. The previous discussions were that