Jackson County Courthouse  
415 E.12th Street, 2nd floor  
Kansas City, Missouri 64106  
(816)881-3242  
Jackson County Missouri  
JOURNAL  
County Legislature  
DaRon McGee (4th) Chairman,  
Megan L. Marshall (3rd AL) Vice Chairman,  
Office of  
Mary Jo Spino  
Jalen Anderson (1st AL), Donna Peyton (2nd AL),  
Manuel Abarca IV (1st), Venessa Huskey (2nd), Charlie Franklin (3rd),  
Jeanie Lauer (5th), Sean E. Smith (6th)  
Clerk of the County Legislature  
Monday, July 17, 2023  
3:00 PM  
Twenty-seventh Regular Meeting  
K.C. Legislative Assembly Area, Kansas City, Missouri  
DaRon McGee, Chairman, called the meeting of the Jackson County Legislature to order.  
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ROLL CALL  
Present 9 - DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna  
Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin,  
Jeanie Lauer and Sean E. Smith  
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THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
Recited.  
APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING  
A motion was made by Jeanie Lauer, seconded by Venessa Huskey to  
approve the journal of the previous meeting held on July 10, 2023. The  
motion passed by a voice vote.  
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HEARINGS  
Resolutions #21343, #21344, and #21345 were adopted at this time.  
See page 8 for details.  
COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE  
None.  
Jalen Anderson, County Legislator, requested information from the  
Administration regarding the step-by-step process of conducting the  
reassessment, including how the staff and contractors visited all 300,000  
parcels in the County. Additionally, he requested information on what the  
Administration thinks could have been done differently to make the  
process better. Troy Schulte, County Administrator, said they would put  
something together.  
Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator, requested information from Bryan  
Covinsky, County Counselor, regarding the status of reviewing SB190.  
Bryan Covinsky said staff is still reviewing the bill. They have conferred  
with other Missouri counties. Most are hoping the Missouri General  
Assembly will clean up the bill next year. Many people believe enacting  
the bill will result in heated lawsuits and litigation by school districts and  
other jurisdictions.  
Manuel Abarca IV asked about the process for taxpayers to make a  
Sunshine request of the Assessment Department regarding how the  
department determined their value. Bryan Covinsky said the Assessment  
Department responds to its own Sunshine requests. Theresa Bullington,  
Assistant County Counselor, said she handles the GovQA software  
system the County uses for Sunshine requests. The law states there  
must be a response within three days, but when a request will take longer  
than three days, the law allows the County to provide an estimate of how  
long the request will take. Assessment Department staff have notified  
those requests that it will take 30 days to respond. The system has had  
487 requests in the last three days. A total of 1,900 requests have been  
submitted through the system.  
Sean Smith, County Legislator, asked if a taxpayer waives their right to  
an appeal, do they still receive notice of the hearing date. Theresa  
Bullington said they do. Mr. Smith said he does not think it is fair for  
appellants to not receive information and comps used to determine their  
value prior to the hearing. Mr. Covinsky said the appellants have the  
opportunity to present their evidence at the hearing. Both sides are given  
consideration by the Board of Equalization in its decision process. Troy  
Schulte said appellants can ask for a continuance and that will normally  
be granted.  
Jeanie Lauer, County Legislator, asked about issues with the phone. Mr.  
Schulte said there have been ongoing issues with the phone system,  
setting extended hours and other customer service problems. Tyler  
Technologies stopped handling customer service on July 10, so now the  
County has a better opportunity to control the customer service aspects.  
Venessa Huskey, County Legislator, asked about assistance for senior  
citizens. Mr. Schulte said the County will do whatever is needed to assist  
senior citizens who have issues with technology or attending a hearing.  
Donna Peyton, County Legislator, asked if fees were being assessed  
against people making Sunshine requests through GovQA. Theresa  
Bullington responded that the Assessment Department has not assessed  
any fees for its requests.  
Manuel Abarca IV asked the Administration what its standard for  
excellence is. Mr. Schulte said they continue to get things corrected as  
fast as possible. They experienced a compression issue when the value  
data was late coming from the contractor. They had hoped to have a four  
to five month process to review values. That timeframe was compressed.  
Mr. Abarca asked about the options to hold back payment on the contract  
with Tyler Technologies. Mr. Schulte said he would review the contract  
and explore their options.  
Megan L. Marshall, County Legislator, asked about the staff vacancies in  
Assessment and the Board of Equalization. Mr. Schulte said the  
Assessment department needs 30 to 40 more staff, including commercial  
appraisers, which is a highly specialized field. Right now, the County only  
has two commercial appraisers, including Gail McCann Beatty, Director of  
Assessment.  
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PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE  
5765  
AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 5400. and 5410., Jackson County  
Code, 1984, relating to the building code, and enacting, in lieu thereof,  
two new sections relating to the same subject.  
(Budget Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
5766  
5767  
Justice and Law Enforcement Committee moved to perfect. Consent  
Agenda.  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $23,000,000.00 from the undesignated  
fund balance of the 2022 ARPA Fund for the purpose of construction  
improvements and furnishings of the 1300 Washington Administration  
Building at a cost of $17,000,000.00, and for improvements to the second  
floor of the Downtown Courthouse at a cost of $4,000,000.00 and the  
Historic Truman Courthouse at a cost of $2,000,000.00.  
(Budget Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
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FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES  
5749  
Consent Agenda.  
RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE  
21323  
A RESOLUTION expressing support of the Legislature for Missouri State  
Bill 190 for potential real property tax relief and overall support for  
equitable property taxes.  
(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
21325  
Justice and Law Enforcement Committee moved to adopt. Consent  
Agenda.  
21326  
21327  
21328  
21329  
21330  
Budget Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Land Use Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
A motion was made by Megan L. Marshall, seconded by Venessa  
Huskey, to approve the Rules Committee Amendment dated July 17,  
2023 for Resolution #21330, to delete the phrase "so long as, at the time  
of the request, no current sponsor or co-sponsor objects", after the word  
"co-sponsor" in Rule Sixteen, paragraph A on page 2 and in Rule  
Nineteen, paragraph A on page 3. The motion passed by voice vote.  
21330  
A motion was made by Megan L. Marshall, seconded by Venessa  
Huskey, to adopt the Rules Committee Amendment dated July 17, 2023  
for Resolution #21330, amending Rules of the Jackson County  
Legislature 16, 19, and 22 relating to sponsorship. The motion passed by  
a roll call vote:  
Yes: 8 - DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna  
Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin  
and Jeanie Lauer  
No: 1 - Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
21331  
21332  
21333  
Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Land Use Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Justice and Law Enforcement Committee moved to adopt. Consent  
Agenda.  
21334  
A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature to request that  
the Board of Equalization extend the appeals deadline for real property  
valuation to allow taxpayers adequate time to file their appeals and to  
allow time for the taxing jurisdictions to consider rolling back their  
respective levies.  
(Land Use Committee - 1st. Meeting)  
21335  
Justice and Law Enforcement Committee moved to adopt. Consent  
Agenda.  
21337  
21338  
Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Land Use Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
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CONSENT AGENDA  
5766  
AN ORDINANCE transferring to and appropriating from the undesignated  
fund balance of the 2023 Grant Fund $10,000.00 for reimbursement of  
overtime expenses associated with a joint drug investigation “Operation  
Twisted Tiger.”  
(PERFECTED)  
5749  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $400,000.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2023 County Improvement Fund for the purpose of  
providing additional project management services for the ongoing  
Workday implementation project.  
(ADOPTED)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of ten Stalker  
21325  
DSR 2- Antenna dash mount radar units for use by the Sheriff’s Office to  
Applied Concepts, Inc. of Richardson, TX, under the terms and conditions  
of State of Missouri Contract No. CC191825006, an existing competitively  
bid government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the total  
amount of $29,950.00.  
(ADOPTED)  
21326  
21327  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an  
agreement with the Mid-America Regional Council of Kansas City, MO,  
for the purpose of conducting a County 911 System Needs Assessment,  
at a cost to the County not to exceed $200,000.00.  
(ADOPTED)  
A RESOLUTION transferring $20,754.00 within the 2023 Parks  
Enterprise Fund and awarding a contract to purchase an aerator to John  
Deere & Company of Cary, NC under the terms and conditions of  
Sourcewell Contract 031121-DAC, an existing competitively bid  
government contract for use by the Parks + Rec Department.  
(ADOPTED)  
21328  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with  
two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of HVAC services  
for use by various County departments to U.S. Engineering Service, LLC  
of Kansas City, MO and Emcor Services Fagan of Kansas City, KS,  
under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 23-015.  
(ADOPTED)  
21329  
21331  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of appointment  
management software for use by the Office of the Clerk of the County  
Legislature to Q-Less Software of Pasadena, CA, as a sole source  
purchase, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $9,450.00.  
(ADOPTED)  
A RESOLUTION awarding twelve-month term and supply contracts, with  
two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of batteries for  
boats, turf equipment, auto, and heavy equipment for use by various  
County departments to Factory Motor Parts of Kansas City, MO, DSR  
Partners dba Batteries Plus Bulbs of Independence, MO and RKJ  
Batteries, Inc. of Agency, MO, under the terms and conditions of  
Invitation to Bid No. 23-040.  
(ADOPTED)  
21332  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of thirty-eight  
boats and two boat trailers 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  
$1,270,618.00.  
(ADOPTED)  
21333  
21335  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of software  
maintenance services for the COMBAT website to CivicPlus of  
Manhattan, KS, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of  
$10,554.00, as a sole source purchase.  
(ADOPTED)  
A RESOLUTION transferring $11,357.00 within the 2023 Inmate Security  
Fund and awarding a contract to Precision Dynamics Corp, DBA PDC  
IDenticard of Valencia, CA, for the clincher identification wristbands and  
supportive equipment for use by the Detention Center, at an actual cost  
to the County in the amount of $11,357.00, as a sole source purchase.  
(ADOPTED)  
21337  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with  
one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of car wash and  
detailing services for use by various County departments to Cable  
Dahmer Automotive of Lee’s Summit, MO, Rynse Inc. of Santa Monica,  
CA, and Tidal Wave Auto Spa of Thomaston, GA under the terms and  
conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 23-001.  
(ADOPTED)  
21338  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a  
Memorandum of Understanding and Declaration of Restrictive Covenant  
with University Health relating to the construction of a new exterior  
canopy, at no cost to the County.  
(ADOPTED)  
Ordinance #5766 was sent to the Consent Agenda for perfection.  
Ordinance #5749, Resolution #21325, #21326, #21327, #21328, #21329,  
#21331, #21332, #21333, #21335, #21337, and #21338 were sent to the  
Consent Agenda for adoption.  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Jalen Anderson,  
to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 9 - DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna  
Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin,  
Jeanie Lauer and Sean E. Smith  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
5768  
Appropriating $25,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the  
2023 Grant Fund, in acceptance of a grant received from the United  
States Office of National Drug Control Policy, High Intensity Drug  
Trafficking Area program, for use by the Jackson County Drug Task  
Force.  
(Assigned to the Budget Committee.)  
5769  
Appropriating $3,000,000.00 from the Undesignated Fund Balance of the  
2023 Health Fund in acceptance of funds from the opioid class action  
legal settlement and authorizing the County Executive to enter into an  
agreement with University Health for the purpose of constructing a new  
opioid treatment center.  
(Assigned to the Health and Environment Committee.)  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
21340  
21341  
21342  
Transferring $117,460.00 within the 2023 General Fund to cover a  
one-time cost to implement C1CX a contact infrastructure for the Jackson  
County Circuit Court.  
(Assigned to the Budget Committee.)  
Authorizing the County Executive to execute a Cooperative Agreement  
with the Jackson County Historical Society for record archiving services,  
at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $36,000.00.  
(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey,  
to adopt Resolution #21342, authorizing the Chairman of the Legislature  
to execute the First Amendment to the Training Program Agreement with  
Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) of Kansas City, MO, to conduct a  
training workshop for the County Legislature and legislative staff, at an  
additional cost to the County not to exceed $4,000.00. The motion  
passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 9 - DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna  
Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin,  
Jeanie Lauer and Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
21343  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Sean E. Smith,  
to adopt Resolution #21343, honoring Dr. Crystal E. Kelley, for her  
military service in the U.S. Marine Corps and her tireless advocacy for  
veterans victimized by the water contamination crisis at MCB Camp  
Lejeune, North Carolina. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 9 - DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna  
Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin,  
Jeanie Lauer and Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
No objection to the consideration of Resolutions #21344 and #21345 -  
not on printed agenda.  
21344  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Jalen Anderson,  
to adopt Resolution #21344, recognizing Dawn Hickman and Rebeca  
Amezcua-Hogan for their service as mentors and leaders for the ProX  
Legislative Internship Program. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 9 - DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna  
Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin,  
Jeanie Lauer and Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
21345  
A motion was made by Megan L. Marshall, seconded by Jalen Anderson,  
to adopt Resolution #21345, congratulating Mary M. Williams on the  
occasion of her 95th birthday celebration. The motion passed by a roll  
call vote:  
Yes: 9 - DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna  
Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin,  
Jeanie Lauer and Sean E. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
None.  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
None.  
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NEW BUSINESS  
Manuel Abarca IV asked the County Counselor's office to draft a  
resolution with regard to Tyler Technologies as was discussed in the  
meeting.  
DaRon McGee said several legislators will be attending the National  
Association of Counties Conference on Monday, July 24, 2023 so he  
suggested canceling the legislative meeting.  
A motion was made by Megan Marshall, seconded by Manuel Abarca IV,  
to cancel the legislative meeting scheduled to be held on Monday, July  
24, 2023. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
Jeanie Lauer asked if the Legislative workshops scheduled for July 27  
and July 28 will be considered Legislative meetings. DaRon McGee said  
they will. After the meeting it was clarified that the workshops will be  
noticed up as meetings in compliance with Missouri Sunshine Law, but  
there will be no business conducted at the workshops and this event will  
not count toward the required 48 regular meetings of the Legislature.  
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ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Megan L.  
Marshall, to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
Meeting adjourned until Monday, July 31, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. at the  
Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri,  
2nd Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.