Jackson County Missouri

FINAL AGENDA

Jackson County Courthouse

415 E.12th Street, 2nd floor

Kansas City, Missouri 64106

(816)881-3242

County Legislature

Office of

Mary Jo Spino

Clerk of the County

Legislature

DaRon McGee (4th) Chairman,

Donna Peyton (2nd AL) Vice Chairman,

Jalen Anderson (1st AL), Megan L. Smith (3rd AL),

Manuel Abarca IV (1st), Venessa Huskey (2nd),

Charlie Franklin (3rd), Jeanie Lauer (5th)

Sean E. Smith (6th)

Thirty-sixth Regular meeting of the Jackson County Legislature, Monday, September 22, 2025, at 3:00 PM at the

K.C. Legislative Assembly Area, Kansas City, Missouri.

Any item on the Agenda may be addressed at the meeting in a manner

authorized by the Legislature's Rules.

ROLL CALL

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

HEARINGS

The County Legislature will hold a public hearing regarding Ordinances

#6021, #6022, #6023 and #6024, setting the 2025 merchants' and

manufacturers' inventory replacement tax levy, the Jackson County Board of

Services for the Developmentally Disabled (Sheltered Workshop) Levy, the

Jackson County Community Mental Health Fund Levy and the Jackson

County, Missouri tax levy.

Update by Fred Dreiling, Chief Lobbyist for the County Legislature.

COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE

PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

5967

AN ORDINANCE repealing subsections 7401.2., 7405.4., and 7406.5.,

Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to protections against retaliation for

complaints, cooperating with complaint investigations, and amending the

discretionary authority to decline a complaint and enacting, in lieu thereof,

three new subsections relating to the same subject.

(Legislature As A Whole - 19th Perfection)

5996

5997

AN ORDINANCE enacting sections of the Jackson County Code, 1984,

relating to the establishment of fair property tax payment practices and

protections during appeals, providing for payment programs, appeal-based

payment extensions, and time limits on appeals resolution.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 7th. Perfection)

AN ORDINANCE establishing financial accountability for elected officials

who reject or obstruct certified recall petitions, requiring reimbursement of

special election costs if a court determines improper denial of voter certified

recall efforts.

(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Perfection)

6001

6006

AN ORDINANCE enacting sections 7800., 7801., 7802., 7803., 7804., and

7805., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the establishment of the

Senior Citizens’ Services Fund, with an effective date.

(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 5th. Perfection)

AN ORDINANCE enacting section 1598., of the Jackson County Code,

1984, related to revoking pension and benefit eligibility for any recalled

County elected official and their direct non-merit reports, and for other

purposes.

(Legislature As A Whole - 4th. Perfection)

6007

6009

AN ORDINANCE enacting section 5542., of Jackson County Code, 1984,

related to the use of unlicensed gambling devices with severability clause.

(Legislature As A Whole - 4th. Perfection)

AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the

Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 117.00± acre tract from

District AG (Agricultural) to District RU (Residential Urban).

(Land Use Committee - 3rd. Perfection)

6010

AN ORDINANCE authorizing the County Executive to execute a

Cooperative Agreement with the City of Kansas City, Missouri and MoDOT,

for replacement of Rock Island Bridge at 350 highway, at no cost to the

County.

(Land Use Committee - 3rd. Perfection)

6011

6013

AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 9103. and 9104., Jackson County

Code, 1984, relating to the Board of Equalization, and enacting, in lieu

thereof, two new sections relating to the same subject, with an effective date.

(Budget Committee - 2nd. Perfection)

AN ORDINANCE appropriating $18,500.00 from the undesignated fund

balance of the 2025 Grant Fund in acceptance of the National Environmental

Health Association Food and Drug Administration grant awarded by the

Federal Drug Administration.

(Health and Environment Committee - 2nd. Perfection)

6014

6016

AN ORDINANCE appropriating $10,315.00 from the undesignated fund

balance of the 2025 Grant Fund, in acceptance of a grant from the Local

Records Preservation Grant - Missouri Secretary State, through the Local

Records Preservation program, for use by the Jackson County Recorder of

Deeds for local records preservation.

(Budget Committee - 2nd. Perfection)

AN ORDINANCE prohibiting County employees from knowingly making

false material statements to the County Legislature by amending Chapter 74

and incorporating such prohibition into the Jackson County Code of

Conduct.

(Rules Committee - 2nd. Perfection)

FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES

5990

AN ORDINANCE establishing a commercial property assessment rate cap

in Jackson County, Missouri

(PERFECTED)

6004

AN ORDINANCE awarding a contract for construction service to connect the

Rock Island Trail and Little Blue Trace Trail under Federal Project No. TAP

3453(404) to MegaKC Corporation Kansas City, MO, under the terms and

conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 24-098 at a cost to the County not to

exceed $2,870,540.00.

(PERFECTED)

RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE

21992

A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with

two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of broker and

consulting services for the County’s employee group health, life, and dental

insurances for use countywide to CBIZ Benefits & Insurance, Inc. of Kansas

City, MO, under terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 25-019,

at a cost to the County not to exceed $250,000.00.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 3rd. Meeting)

22003

22013

A RESOLUTION declaring certain County-owned boats as surplus property

and authorizing their disposal pursuant to Chapter 11 of Jackson County

Code, 1984.

(Land Use Committee - 3rd. Meeting)

A RESOLUTION awarding a six-year term and supply contract for the

furnishing of planting and harvesting of hay and crops for use by the Parks +

Rec Agricultural Program to T. Bruce Mershon of Buckner, MO, under the

terms and conditions of Request for Proposal No. 25-020.

(Land Use Committee - 2nd. Meeting)

22014

A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with

one twelve-month option to extend for the furnishing of disaster recovery

services for use countywide to 21st Enterprise, LLC aka ServPro of Lee’s

Summit, Missouri, under the terms and conditions of the Junior College

District of Metropolitan Kansas City, Missouri (MCC) Contract No.

19-7242-C3R2.

(Budget Committee - 2nd. Meeting)

22018

22020

22021

A RESOLUTION declaring a certain County-owned vehicle as surplus

property and authorizing its disposal pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Jackson

County Code.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 2nd. Meeting)

A RESOLUTION transferring $95,490.00 within the 2025 General Fund to

cover the purchase of bunk beds and linens for use by the Jackson County

Detention Center.

(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 1st. Meeting )

A RESOLUTION awarding a thirty-nine-month term and supply contract, with

three twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of HVAC parts and

services for use by the Facilities Management Division of the Public Works

Department to Johnson Controls, Inc. of Lenexa, KS, under the terms and

conditions of the Sourcewell Contract No. 080824-JHN, an existing,

competitively bid government contract.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting )

22023

A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract,

with five twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of HVAC

products, installation, and service for use by the Facilities Management

Division of Public Works Department to Trane US Inc., of Davidson, NC,

under the terms and conditions set forth in Racine County,

Wisconsin/OMNIA Partners Contract No. 3341, an existing government

contract.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting )

22024

22025

A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with

two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of unmanned aircraft

systems, supplies, and equipment for use by various County departments to

Vehicle Technologies, LLC, of Fayetteville, AR, under the terms and

conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 25-031.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting )

A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute two permanent

utility easements in favor of the City of Kansas City Water Department.

(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 1st. Meeting )

22028

A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of a John Deere

tractor and John Deere Flex Wing Rotary mower for use by the Public Works

Department to Lawn and Leisure of Lee’s Summit, MO under the terms and

conditions of Sourcewell Contract No. 112624-DAC, an existing,

competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the

amount of $82,694.00.

(Public Works Committee - 1st. Meeting )

22029

22030

A RESOLUTION declaring certain County-owned equipment as surplus

property and authorizing its disposal pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Jackson

County Code.

(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 1st. Meeting )

A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of a mobile

communications command vehicle for use by the Jackson County Sheriff’s

Office to Farber Specialty Vehicles, Inc. of Reynoldsburg, OH, under the

terms and conditions of Henrico County, Virginia Contract No. 2578A, an

existing competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the

County in the amount of $720,420.00.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting )

22031

22035

A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of three trailers for

use by the Parks + Rec Department to Rockland Cargo Equipment of

Conyers, GA under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 25-032,

at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $37,677.00.

(Land Use Committee - 1st. Meeting )

A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a

Memorandum of Understanding with the Greater Kansas City Building and

Trades Council, for the period effective immediately up until 2 years from

now.

(Public Works Committee - 1st. Meeting )

CONSENT AGENDA

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

6018

AN ORDINANCE appropriating $33,600.00 from the undesignated fund

balance of the 2025 Grant Fund in acceptance of the Sheriff’s Office’s

Impaired Driving Enforcement Grant awarded by the Missouri Department

of Transportation, Highway Safety and Traffic Division, and authorizing the

County Executive to execute a contract for the acceptance and expenditure

of grant funds.

(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)

6019

AN ORDINANCE appropriating $473,774.00 from the undesignated fund

balance of the 2025 General Fund and transferring $364,690.00 from the

Sheriff’s Office 2025 General Fund in acceptance of the Sheriff’s Office’s

DWI/Traffic Safety Unit Salary Grant awarded by the Missouri Department of

Transportation, Highway Safety and Traffic Division, and authorizing the

County Executive to execute a contract for the acceptance and expenditure

of grant funds.

(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)

6020

AN ORDINANCE appropriating $18,200.00 from the undesignated fund

balance of the 2025 Grant Fund in acceptance of the Sheriff’s Office

Hazardous Moving Violation Enforcement Grant awarded by the Missouri

Department of Transportation, Highway Safety and Traffic Division, and

authorizing the County Executive to execute a contract for the acceptance

and expenditure of such grant funds.

(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)

6021

6022

6023

AN ORDINANCE setting the 2025 merchants’ and manufacturers' inventory

replacement tax levy.

(Introduced by DaRon McGee)

AN ORDINANCE setting the 2025 Jackson County Board of Services for

the Developmentally Disabled (Sheltered Workshop) Levy.

(Introduced by DaRon McGee)

AN ORDINANCE setting the 2025 Jackson County Community Mental

Health Fund Levy.

(Introduced by DaRon McGee)

AN ORDINANCE setting the 2025 Jackson County, Missouri, tax levy.

6024

6025

(Introduced by DaRon McGee)

AN ORDINANCE authorizing the County Executive to execute a

Cooperative Agreement with Kansas City Southern Railroad for removal of

a Rock Island bridge that crosses a section of the Kansas City Southern

Railroad, at no cost to the County.

(Introduced by Megan L. Smith)

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

22036

A RESOLUTION honoring the Kansas City Police Department Crisis

Negotiation Team and congratulating their placement in the 14th annual

Missouri Association Crisis Negotiation Challenge.

(Introduced by Sean E. Smith)

22037

22038

A RESOLUTION transferring $13,416.00 within the 2025 General Fund and

authorizing four change orders to the contract with Manatron, Inc., dba

Aumentum Technologies of Niagara Falls, NY, for software and hosting

improvements at an additional cost to the County in the amount of

$33,416.00

(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)

A RESOLUTION proposing a 30-day joint study between Jackson County

and the City of Kansas City, Missouri to explore the feasibility of utilizing the

existing Jackson County Detention Center as a temporary jail facility for the

City following the County’s transition to its new detention center in January

2026, under a cooperative agreement at no cost to the City provided it

assumes maintenance and operating costs, and directing that such study

proceed concurrently with the City’s solicitation of bids for a temporary jail.

(Introduced by Sean E. Smith)

22039

A RESOLUTION authorizing the purchase of a rotary cutter, utility tractor,

and mowers for use by the Parks + Rec Department from Van Wall

Equipment of Lenexa, KS, under the terms and conditions of Sourcewell Ag

Tractors Contract No. 082923-DAC and Sourcewell Grounds Maintenance

Contract No. 112624-DAC both existing competitively bid government

contracts, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $124,853.00.

(Introduced by Megan L. Smith)

22040

22041

A RESOLUTION establishing a formal grant fund application process for the

E-911 System Grant Fund and 911 Initiatives.

(Introduced by Jeanie Lauer)

A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of a subscription for

a license plate recognition camera system for use by the Sheriff’s Office to

Flock Group, Inc. dba Flock Safety of Atlanta, GA, in the amount of

$63,996.00 under the terms and conditions of OMNIA Partners - Region 4

Contract No. R250203, an existing competitively bid government contract.

(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)

22042

22043

A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of an annual service

agreement for x-ray screening equipment for use by the Sheriff’s Office to

Smiths Detection, Inc., of Edgewood, Maryland at an actual cost to the

County in the amount of $36,564.00 as a sole source purchase.

(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)

A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of two dump truck

bed builds for use by the Public Works Department to Viking-Cives Midwest

of Morley, MO, under the terms and conditions set forth in Sourcewell

Contract No. 062222-VCM, an existing, competitively bid government

contract, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $209,486.00.

(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)

22044

A RESOLUTION transferring $18,298.00 within the 2025 E-911 System

Fund and awarding a sixty-month contract for the furnishing of preventative

maintenance services for the radio communications system used by the

Sheriff’s Office to Motorola Solutions, Inc. of Chicago, IL, at an actual cost to

the County in the amount of $111,800.00 for 2025 under the terms and

conditions of State of Missouri Contract No. MT250038001, an existing

competitively bid government contract.

(Introduced by Jeanie Lauer)

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and legacy of David Eugene Coleman.

22045

22046

(Introduced by DaRon McGee, Donna Peyton, Jalen Anderson, Megan L.

Smith, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie

Lauer and Sean E. Smith)

A RESOLUTION honoring Kanabe Market’s opening of the 100th

participating location in its Fresh Food Access Partner Program in Kansas

City.

(Introduced by DaRon McGee, Donna Peyton, Jalen Anderson, Megan L.

Smith, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie

Lauer and Sean E. Smith)

22047

22048

A RESOLUTION transferring $150,000.00 within the 2025 Anti-Crime Sales

Tax Fund to fully fund the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office’s 2025 Law

Enforcement School Based Initiative.

(Introduced by Donna Peyton)

A RESOLUTION honoring the life and legacy of Ruby Jean Brooks.

(Introduced by DaRon McGee, Donna Peyton, Jalen Anderson and

Venessa Huskey)

COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS

25-14

25-15

APPOINTMENT TO THE PENSION PLAN BOARD OF TRUSTEES

JACKSON COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE REAPPOINTMENT

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

NEW BUSINESS

ADJOURNMENT

The County Legislature cancelled the legislative meeting scheduled for

September 29, 2025.

The next legislative meeting is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, September

30, 2025 at 11:00 A.M. at the Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th

Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 2nd Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.