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  
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)  
Forty-third Regular meeting of the Jackson County Legislature, Tuesday, November 12, 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  
COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE  
PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $195,000.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2024 Delinquent Sales Tax Fund for the purpose of providing  
a retention stipend for the Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.  
(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $963,000.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2024 Grant Fund, in acceptance of the Unidentified Remains  
and Forensic Equipment Replacement Project Grant for use by the Medical  
Examiner’s Office.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $16,700.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2024 Grant Fund in acceptance of a grant received from the  
State of Missouri Office of State Courts Administrator for use by the  
Jackson County Family Court Division.  
(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
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FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $50,773.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2024 Grant Fund, in acceptance of the State of Missouri  
Treatment Courts Coordinating Commission Family Treatment Court  
Program Grant for use by the Family Court Division.  
(PERFECTED)  
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RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive or the Chairman of the  
Legislature to sell the County-owned property located at 1300 Washington  
Street, Kansas City, MO 64105 via the competitive bidding process.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 16th Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION implementing an allocation methodology for the eventual  
distribution of approximately $70.4 million in remaining Jackson County  
American Rescue Plan Act funds by the end of 2024.  
(Budget Committee - 8th. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with  
one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of construction  
management at risk services for use by various County Departments to  
McCown Gordon, of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of  
Request for Qualifications No. 24-051.  
(Public Works Committee - 6th. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION transferring $49,500.00 within the 2024 General Fund and  
authorizing a contract to cover the cost of consultation and proposal services  
to Colette Holt & Associates Law Firm of San Antonio, TX, at a cost to the  
County not to exceed $49,500.00.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 3rd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract to VertiQ Software LLC, of Morgan  
Hill, CA, for the furnishing of an upgrade of the case management software  
used by the Medical Examiner’s Office, at an actual cost to the County not to  
exceed $169,575.00, as a sole source purchase.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Director of Finance and Purchasing to  
issue a check in the amount of $13,382.00 to Allen, Gibbs, & Houlik L.C. of  
Overland Park, KS for auditing services rendered.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a temporary  
construction easement in favor of Canadian Pacific Kansas City Railroad  
along a portion of the Rock Island Corridor, for a fee payable to the County.  
(Land Use Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of a drop deck trailer  
for use by Public Works Department to Wicks Truck Trailers of Kansas City,  
Inc. of Strafford, MO under the terms and conditions of invitation to Bid No.  
24-070, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $53,500.00.  
(Public Works Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of a milling drum for  
use by the Public Works Department to Murphy Tractor & Equipment of  
Kansas City, MO, as a sole source purchase, at an actual cost to the County  
in the amount of $74,876.00.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract,  
with two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of printing and  
mailing services for use by the Assessment Department to One2One  
Communications, LLC, dba OneSource of Buffalo Grove, IL, under the terms  
and conditions of invitation to Bid No. 24-053.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
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CONSENT AGENDA  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
A RESOLUTION transferring $77,157.00 within the 2024 General Fund and  
awarding a contract to Siemens Industry, Inc. of Lenexa, KS for fire  
notification system replacement components and repairs at the Jackson  
County Detention Center as a sole source purchase.  
(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute two permanent  
utility easements in favor of Spire Missouri, Inc. for a fee payable to the  
County.  
(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)  
A RESOLUTION awarding contracts for the purchase of golf course  
landscaping equipment for use by Parks + Rec Department to Redexim  
North America, Inc. of Valley Park, MO, and Van Wall Equipment, Inc. of  
Lenexa, KS, under the terms and conditions of invitation to Bid No. 24-055  
at a cost to the County not to exceed $82,363.00.  
(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with  
four twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of broker services for  
workers’ compensation and excess liability insurance for use by the Human  
Resources Department to Cowell Insurance Solutions of Overland Park, KS,  
under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 24-067.  
(Introduced by Jeanie Lauer)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a fourteen-month term and supply contract for the  
furnishing of laboratory drug testing for use by various County Departments  
to Avertest, LLC., dba Averhealth, of Richmond, Virginia, under the terms  
and conditions set forth in Johnson County, Kansas Contract No. 2023-019,  
an existing government contract.  
(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)  
A RESOLUTION declaring certain County-owned equipment and vehicles  
as surplus property and authorizing its disposal pursuant to Chapter 11 of  
Jackson County Code, 1984.  
(Introduced by Jalen Anderson)  
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
NEW BUSINESS  
ADJOURNMENT  
The next legislative meeting is scheduled to be held on Monday, November  
18, 2024 at 3:00 P.M. at the Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th  
Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 2nd Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.