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  
Jeanie Lauer (5th) Chairman,  
Megan L. Marshall (3rd AL) Vice Chairman,  
Jalen Anderson (1st AL), Donna Peyton (2nd AL), Manuel Abarca IV (1st),  
Venessa Huskey (2nd), Charlie Franklin (3rd), DaRon McGee (4th),  
Sean E. Smith (6th)  
Nineteenth Regular meeting of the Jackson County Legislature, Monday, May 20, 2024, 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.  
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ROLL CALL  
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING  
HEARINGS  
Presentation by Bridgette Shaffer, Director of the Jackson County Public  
Health Department, regarding the Eastern Jackson County Community  
Health Assessment.  
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COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE  
PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE  
None.  
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FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES  
None.  
RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute Cooperative  
Agreements with certain outside agencies that provide public health-related  
and other public services to citizens of Jackson County, at an aggregate  
cost to the County not to exceed $3,000,000.00.  
(Budget Committee - 3rd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an agreement  
with the Independence Chamber of Commerce for use of the County’s  
parking lots and other property located in and around the Independence  
Square for the upcoming Santa-Cali-Gon Days Festival, at no cost to the  
County.  
(Land Use Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION transferring $25,075.00 within the 2024 Grant Fund to  
cover the purchase of new tablets for use by the Jackson County Detention  
Center.  
(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION transferring $12,000.00 within the 2024 E-911 System  
Fund and authorizing the Director of Finance and Purchasing to issue a  
check in the amount of $43,127.00 for the purchase of a new CAD system  
and integration to Jackson County’s CentralSquare software for use by the  
Greenwood Police Department.  
(911 Oversight Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with  
one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of parts and repair of  
dump trucks for use by the Public Works Department to American  
Equipment of Kansas City, MO, as a sole source purchase.  
(Public Works Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for annual maintenance of the Ascend  
computer software for use by the Collection and Assessment Departments  
to Aumentum Technologies of Chicago, IL, at an actual cost to the County in  
the amount of $413,631.00, as a sole source purchase.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION declaring certain County-owned land as surplus property  
and authorizing its disposal pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Jackson County  
Code, 1984.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute Supplemental  
Agreement No. 3 to the Agreement with OWN formerly Anderson  
Engineering, Inc, of Kansas City, Missouri, to extend the project schedule to  
account for design delays associated with main water relocation as part of  
the Stoenner Road Bridge Replacement, Federal Project BRO-B048 (59),  
at an additional cost to the County not to exceed $5,038.00.  
(Public Works Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
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CONSENT AGENDA  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the County Executive to execute Supplemental  
Agreement No. 3 to the Agreement with OWN formerly Anderson  
Engineering, Inc, of Kansas City, Missouri, to extend the project schedule to  
account for design delays associated with main water relocation as part of  
the Stoenner Road Bridge Replacement, Federal Project BRO-B048 (59),  
at an additional cost to the County not to exceed $5,038.00.  
(Introduced by Jalen Anderson)  
AN ORDINANCE enacting section 5547., Jackson County Code, 1984,  
relating to petty offense and domestic assault.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature to direct the Chief  
Lobbyist to advocate to the Missouri General Assembly in support of the  
Missouri Nondiscrimination Act in Jackson County.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION urging Congress to close the Act 22 tax loophole to ensure  
equity and fairness for residents of Puerto Rico.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION supporting the inclusion of the Puerto Rico Food  
Sovereignty Program in the Congressional farm bill.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION declaring certain County-owned boats and equipment as  
surplus property and authorizing its disposal pursuant to Chapter 11 of the  
Jackson County Code, 1984.  
(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract,  
with one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of maintenance  
and repair services for Bobcat equipment for use by various County  
departments to KC Bobcat of Blue Springs, MO, as a sole source purchase.  
(Introduced by Megan L. Marshall)  
A RESOLUTION transferring $28,930.00 within the 2024 Grant Fund to  
cover the purchase of a vehicle for use by the Family Court Division, under  
the Division’s existing Juvenile Court Diversion Grant.  
(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)  
A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature to direct the Chief  
Lobbyist to advocate in support of trans gender rights to the Missouri  
General Assembly.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature to direct the Chief  
Lobbyist to advocate to the Missouri General Assembly in support of  
maintaining a fair and equitable citizen initiative petition process.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature to direct the Chief  
Lobbyist to advocate to the Missouri General Assembly in support of Blair’s  
Law and greater local gun control for Jackson County.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION recognizing the Carrie Dumas Long Term Care Facility on  
its 30th Anniversary.  
(Introduced by Donna Peyton, Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen  
Anderson, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon  
McGee and Sean E. Smith)  
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 County-wide to CBIZ Benefits of Kansas City, MO, under  
terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 24-024, at no cost to the  
County.  
(Introduced by Megan L. Marshall)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Jackson County Legislature to hold a  
closed meeting on Monday, May 20, 2024, for the purpose of conducting  
privileged and confidential communications between itself and the Jackson  
County Executive under section 610.021(11) of the Revised Statutes of  
Missouri, and closing all records prepared for discussion at said meeting.  
(Introduced by Jeanie Lauer)  
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
NEW BUSINESS  
Closed meeting per Resolution #21637.  
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ADJOURNMENT  
The County Legislature will not meet on Monday, May 27th in observance of  
the Memorial Day Holiday.  
The next legislative meeting is scheduled to be held on Monday, June 3,  
2024 at 3:00 P.M. at the Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street,  
Kansas City, Missouri, 2nd Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.