Jackson County Missouri  
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  
Manuel Abarca IV (1st) Chairman, Sean E. Smith (6th) Vice Chairman,  
Jalen Anderson (1st AL), Donna Peyton (2nd AL), Megan L. Smith (3rd AL),  
Venessa Huskey (2nd), Charlie Franklin (3rd),  
DaRon McGee (4th), Jeanie Lauer (5th)  
Tenth Regular meeting of the Jackson County Legislature, Monday, April 6, 2026, 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  
COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE  
PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE  
AN ORDINANCE prohibiting law enforcement officers from concealing their  
faces or badges during performance of their official duties and establishing  
penalties and exemptions.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 8th. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE submitting to the qualified voters of Jackson County,  
Missouri, at the general election to be held on April 7, 2026, a question to  
amend the Jackson County Charter, with an effective date.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the  
Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 3.05± acre tract from  
District B (Two Family) to District LI (Light Industrial).  
(Land Use Committee - 6th. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE transferring and appropriating $4,164,475.00 from the  
undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Park Enterprise Fund and awarding  
a contract for the replacement of the irrigation system at the Fred Arbanas  
Golf Course and the Frank White, Jr. Sports Complex to Verde Sports  
Construction, LLC., of Langley, WA, under the terms and conditions of  
Invitation to Bid 25-047, at a cost to the County not to exceed  
$4,164,475.00.  
(Public Works Committee - 2nd. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE transferring $233,100.00 within the 2026 Grant Fund and  
appropriating $233,100.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026  
Grant Fund in acceptance of a supplemental grant and authorizing the  
Director of Parks + Rec to execute an agreement received from the  
Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks Land  
and Water Conservation Fund Program for use by the Parks + Rec  
Department.  
(Public Works Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 5055., 5056., and 5057., of the  
Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to watercraft horsepower, and  
enacting, in lieu thereof, four new sections relating to the same subject.  
(Public Works Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
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FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES  
AN ORDINANCE establishing a third-party monitoring program for Jackson  
County projects and authorizing access for qualified contracted third parties  
to conduct site visits.  
(PERFECTED)  
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RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of items for resale by  
the Parks + Rec Department to Dunlop Sports of Dallas, TX, as proprietary  
purchases.  
(Public Works Committee - 8th. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of a deep core  
aerifier for use by the Parks + Rec Department for the Fred Arbanas Golf  
Course to Redexim North America, Inc. of Valley Park, MO, under the terms  
and conditions of invitation to Bid No. 25-055 at a cost to the County not to  
exceed $52,541.00.  
(Public Works Committee - 7th. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month contract, with three twelve-month  
options to extend, for training, consulting services, and software  
maintenance on the Mobile Assessor Software for use by the Assessment  
Department to Woolpert, Inc. of Dayton, OH, as a sole source purchase, at  
an actual cost to the County in the amount of $114,355.00.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for annual software maintenance for  
use by the Collection Department to Aumentum Technologies of Niagara  
Falls, NY, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $642,563.00, as a  
sole source purchase.  
(Finance & Audit Committee - 5th. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Chairman of the Legislature to execute a  
Consulting Agreement with Marcus Winn of Heartland Communications,  
LLC, of Kansas City, MO, to provide communication and policy services to  
the Legislature, at a cost not to exceed $30,000.00  
(Legislature As A Whole - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of six (6) pontoon  
boats for use by the Parks + Rec Department to LSK Lebanon, Inc., of  
Lebanon, MO under the terms and conditions of State of Missouri Contract  
No. CC232078005, an existing, competitively bid government contract, at  
an actual cost to the County in the amount of $209,346.00.  
(Public Works Committee - 4th. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a contract with  
the Jackson County Board of Services for the Developmentally Disabled -  
EITAS to provide for partial funding of various Parks + Rec Department's  
Special Population Services Division programs.  
(Public Works Committee - 4th. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION transferring $42,857.00 within the 2026 General Fund and  
awarding a contract for the purchase of communication equipment for use  
by the Sheriff’s Office to MRA International, Inc., of Long Branch, NJ under  
the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 25-057, at an actual cost to  
the County in the amount of $42,857.00.  
(Justice & Law Enforcement Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of mobile radios for  
use by the Sheriff’s Office to Motorola Solutions, Inc., of Chicago, IL, under  
the terms and conditions of MARC/KCRPC Contract No. 113, an existing  
competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the  
amount of $109,568.00.  
(Justice & Law Enforcement Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION declaring certain vehicles assigned to the Jackson County  
Sheriff’s Office as surplus property and authorizing their transfer to the  
Jackson County Department of Civil Process.  
(Justice & Law Enforcement Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute Cooperative  
Agreements with certain agencies that provide services and assistance to  
victims of domestic violence, at an aggregate cost to the County not to  
exceed $152,400.00.  
(Health & Environment Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
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CONSENT AGENDA  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
AN ORDINANCE implementing a 120-day moratorium on the processing of  
data center land use applications and Battery Energy Storage System land  
use applications by Jackson County for the purpose of developing a  
long-term policy and accompanying County Code provisions related to such  
applications, including the direction of regulatory standards and enhanced  
public notification requirements.  
(Introduced by Sean E. Smith)  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the  
Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 126± acre tract from  
District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of fifteen (15) new  
2026 Dodge Durango vehicles for use by the Jackson County Sheriff’s  
Office to Corwin Motors of Springfield, LLC, of Springfield, MO, under the  
terms and conditions of State of Missouri Contract No. MC250182004, an  
existing competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the  
County in the amount of $645,420.00.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION awarding an eight-month term and supply contract for the  
furnishing of technology hardware, software, and professional services for  
use by various County departments to Logicalis, Inc. of Troy, MI, under the  
terms and conditions set forth in 1GPA National Purchasing Cooperative  
Contract No. 22-02PV-12, a competitively bid government contract.  
(Introduced by Donna Peyton)  
A RESOLUTION declaring certain County-owned vehicles as surplus  
property and authorizing their disposal pursuant to Chapter 11 of Jackson  
County Code, 1984.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a seven month term and supply contract, with two  
(2) twelve month options to extend, for the furnishing of law enforcement  
public safety gear for use by various County departments to G.T.  
Distributors, Inc., of Pflugerville, TX under the terms and conditions of State  
of Missouri Contract No. CC250070 (007), an existing competitively bid  
government contract.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing a twelve-month term and supply contract, with  
two (2) twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of steam HVAC  
parts for use by the Facilities Management Division of the Public Works  
Department to Control Products, Inc., of Fenton, MO, as a sole source  
purchase.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION honoring the hard work and professional success of Coach  
Candi Whitaker.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
Organizational chart with names.  
Salary grade schedule.  
Status Update on Interim Directors.  
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NEW BUSINESS  
ADJOURNMENT  
The next legislative meeting is scheduled to be held on Monday, April 13,  
2026 at 3:00 P.M. at the Eastern Jackson County Courthouse, 308 W.  
Kansas, Independence, Missouri, Ground Floor, Legislative Chambers.