Jackson County Missouri  
JOURNAL  
Jackson County Courthouse  
415 E.12th Street, 2nd floor  
Kansas City, Missouri 64106  
(816)881-3242  
County Legislature  
DaRon McGee (4th) Chairman,  
Donna Peyton (2nd AL) Vice Chairman,  
Jalen Anderson (1st AL), Megan L. Marshall (3rd AL),  
Manuel Abarca IV (1st), Venessa Huskey (2nd),  
Charlie Franklin (3rd), Jeanie Lauer (5th)  
Sean E. Smith (6th)  
Office of  
Mary Jo Spino  
Clerk of the County Legislature  
Monday, March 10, 2025  
3:00 PM  
Sixth Regular Meeting  
Eastern Jackson County Courthouse, 308 W. Kansas, Independence Missouri, Ground  
Floor, Legislative Chambers  
DaRon McGee, Chairman, called the meeting of the Jackson County Legislature to order.  
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ROLL CALL  
Present 7 -  
DaRon McGee, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa  
Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Sean E. Smith and Jeanie Lauer  
Absent 2 - Jalen Anderson and Megan L. Marshall  
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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 Donna Peyton to  
approve the journal of the previous meeting held on March 06, 2025. The  
motion passed by a voice vote.  
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HEARINGS  
None.  
COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE  
Frank White, Jr., County Executive, was not present. Caleb Clifford, Chief of  
Staff, had no report.  
Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator, asked why the County Executive was  
absent. Caleb Clifford, Chief of Staff, replied the County Executive is not  
present and he has no information. Mr. Abarca asked for an excuse next  
week if the County Executive is absent, as it is prudent for the County  
Executive to be present particularly when the County currently does not have  
a budget.  
Mr. Abarca inquired about taxation documents received last week and  
asked why these documents were not received timely. The documents he  
was referring to include an HSA registration document and W-2 form. He  
said this was county wide not just his documents. Mr. Clifford said he is not  
familiar but will contact the Human Resources Department for more  
information and report back to the County Legislature.  
Mr. Abarca asked if the Administration is making statements suggesting  
members of the County Legislature are withholding county associates  
salaries or budget/wage increase. Caleb Clifford said he does not have any  
information but if Mr. Abarca wanted to share more details he is happy to  
look into it. Mr. Abarca gave details that employees said they were told  
positions cannot transition from temporary to permanent and increases are  
not able to be given because of a budget issue. He asked about the cultural  
impact or if there was a press release shared.  
Mr. Abarca asked when taxpayers will receive their first taxation notice from  
the Assessment Department. Caleb Clifford asked if he was referring to the  
state mandated impact notices. Manuel Abarca IV confirmed and asked  
when the impact notices would be mailed. Mr. Clifford said he believes by  
state statute they need to be out some time in June. Whitney Miller, Chief  
Deputy County Counselor, confirmed the impact notices need to be mailed  
by June 15th each year. Mr. Abarca said last year, the County Legislature  
was told they would be mailed out in March which is why he was inquiring as  
to an exact date. He asked if there would be clarification regarding alleged  
increases. Caleb Clifford said the impact notices would have the estimated  
valuation and additional communication may be sent out by the Assessment  
Department prior to the impact notice which will probably be sent out in May.  
Manuel Abarca IV asked if the Board of Equalization has begun going  
through the 2023 assessments that were appealed and resumed their  
processes. Mr. Clifford said he believes the BOE has had meetings but he  
is not sure if they have had hearings. He will check into it and report back to  
the County Legislature.  
Mr. Abarca requested permission from the Chair and Vice Chair to continue  
documenting questions for the Administration's response. He suggested  
issues be included under UNFINISHED BUSINESS to maintain a consistent  
and accurate record of requests and to ensure follow up and answers are  
provided by the Administration. DaRon McGee agreed and directed the  
County Clerk to include issues under UNFINISHED BUSINESS for future  
legislative agendas.  
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PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE  
5904  
AN ORDINANCE repealing Section 5577., Jackson County Code, 1984,  
relating to possession of firearms and age restriction, and to enact in lieu  
thereof two new sections, Sections 5577. and 5578., relating to the same  
subject, with a severability clause and a penalty provision.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 16th Perfection)  
A motion was made by Charlie Franklin, seconded by Donna Peyton, to  
waive the reading of Ordinances #5909, #5957, #5958, #5965 and #5966.  
The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 7 - DaRon McGee, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa  
Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer and Sean E. Smith  
Absent: 2 - Jalen Anderson and Megan L. Marshall  
5909  
5957  
5958  
AN ORDINANCE submitting to the qualified voters of Jackson County,  
Missouri, at the primary election to be held on August 5, 2025, a question to  
amend the Jackson County Charter, with an effective date.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 7th. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE repealing subsection 5560.3., Jackson County Code,  
1984, relating to recklessly failing to care for or control child, and enacting, in  
lieu thereof, one new subsection relating to the same subject.  
(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 7th. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE requiring the Jackson County Assessor to provide an  
Assessment Roll that complies with the Missouri State Tax Commission’s  
Order and rolls back the 2023 value of any parcel that exceeded a 15%  
increase in 2023 to be changed and to be valued at no more than 15% more  
than the 2022 property value.  
(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 6th. Perfection)  
5965  
AN ORDINANCE repealing subsections 2066.6., 2066.7., and 2066.8.,  
Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to a senior tax credit, and enacting, in  
lieu thereof, four new subsections relating to the same subject.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
5966  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $1,688,456.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the General Fund, $293,956.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the Health Fund, $708,172.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund, and making the necessary  
transfers within the General Fund, Health Fund, Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund,  
and the County Improvement Fund to provide the Circuit Court, Family Court,  
and Family Court Facilities with their portion of the 2025 Recommended  
Budget.  
(Budget Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
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FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES  
5959  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $71,751.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2025 General Fund in acceptance of the Missouri Western  
Interdiction and Narcotics Task Force grant awarded by the Missouri  
Department of Public Safety.  
(PERFECTED)  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Sean E. Smith to  
hold Ordinance #5959. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 7 - DaRon McGee, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa  
Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer and Sean E. Smith  
Absent: 2 - Jalen Anderson and Megan L. Marshall  
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RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE  
A motion was made by Charlie Franklin, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to  
waive the reading of Resolutions #21641, #21766, #21843, #21846,  
#21850, #21851, #21852, #21853, #21854, #21855, #21856, #21857,  
#21860, #21864, #21869, #21870, #21871, #21872, #21873, #21874,  
#21875, #21876, #21877 and #21878. The motion passed by a roll call  
vote:  
Yes: 7 - DaRon McGee, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa  
Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer and Sean E. Smith  
Absent: 2 - Jalen Anderson and Megan L. Marshall  
21641  
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 - 35th Meeting)  
21766  
21843  
21846  
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 - 22nd Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION requiring the Jackson County property cards provided by  
the Assessment Department to include photographs of the property  
inspection and related property comparable sales that were used to  
determine the Fair Market Value (FMV) and property classification.  
(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 6th. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing a twelve-month extension to the term and  
supply contract for the furnishing of automotive parts for use countywide to  
AutoZone of Memphis, TN, under the terms and conditions of OMNIA  
Partners Contract No. R211201, an existing competitively-bid government  
contract.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 6th. Meeting)  
21850  
21851  
21852  
A RESOLUTION declaring certain real property as surplus real property and  
authorizing the Administration to solicit bids for selling the six surplus  
parcels.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 5th. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION transferring $25,500.00 within the 2025 Park Fund for  
offsite server hosting services provided by Vermont Systems Inc. for use by  
the Parks + Rec Department.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 5th. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with  
one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of professional  
mortuary services for use by the Public Administrator to Charter Funerals of  
Missouri, LLC of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of  
Request for Proposals No. 24-085.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 5th. Meeting)  
21853  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract,  
with one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of HVAC filters for  
use by various County departments, as a split award to Kansas City Air  
Filter of Kansas City, MO and Inspection Experts, Inc., of Columbia,  
Maryland, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 24-081.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 5th. Meeting)  
21854  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract,  
with two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of office furniture  
for use by various County departments, as a split award to Encompas  
Corporation, Kansas City Office Design, LLC, K&M Office Products dba  
Office Products Alliance, Color Art Integrated Interiors of Kansas City, LLC,  
dba Scott Rice Office Works, all of Kansas City, MO and Rangle Distributing  
of Kansas City, KS, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No.  
24-091.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 5th. Meeting)  
21855  
21856  
A RESOLUTION transferring $36,300.00 within the 2025 Park Fund to  
purchase supplies at Lowe’s Home Improvement for use by the Parks + Rec  
Department.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 5th. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a five-year contract for the furnishing of ortho and  
oblique aerial imagery for use by various County departments to Nearmap  
U.S., Inc., of Lehi, Utah, at an actual cost to the County of $100,000.00, as a  
sole source purchase.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 5th. Meeting)  
21857  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract,  
with one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of miscellaneous  
pipes and plumbing supplies for use by various County departments to  
Reeves-Wiedeman Company of Kansas City, Missouri, under the terms and  
conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 24-088.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 5th. Meeting)  
21860  
21864  
A RESOLUTION declaring certain real property as surplus real property and  
authorizing the Administration to solicit bids for selling the surplus parcels.  
(Budget Committee - 4th. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a contract with  
the Jackson County Board of Services for the Developmentally Disabled to  
provide for partial funding of various Parks + Rec Department's Special  
Population Services Division programs.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 2nd. Meeting)  
21869  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Jackson County Sheriff to execute a  
contract for services with the Family Court Division of the 16th Circuit Court  
of Missouri to provide deputies to assist with the Family Court’s  
Connections supervised visitation program.  
(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
21870  
21871  
A RESOLUTION awarding a month-to-month contract extension for the  
furnishing of food service at the Jackson County Detention Center to Trinity  
Services Group of Oldsmar, Florida, under the terms and conditions of  
Invitation to Bid No. 27-21.  
(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract,  
with two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of calcium  
chloride pellets and rock salt supplies for use by various County  
departments, to Nu-Life Labs, Inc. of Kansas City, Missouri and Humana  
Chemicals, Inc. of Potomac, Maryland, under the terms and conditions of  
Invitation to Bid No. 24-087.  
(Budget Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
21872  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with  
three twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of electrical supplies  
for use by various County departments to Graybar Electric Company of St.  
Louis, MO, under the terms and conditions of the City of Kansas City,  
Missouri contract No. EV2370, an existing competitively bid government  
contract.  
(Budget Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
21873  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with  
two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of softball umpire  
services for use by the Parks + Rec Department to Eastern Jackson County  
USSSA Umpire Association of Independence, MO, as a sole source  
purchase.  
(Land Use Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
21874  
21875  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract,  
with two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of trash removal  
service for use by various County departments to Waste Management of  
Kansas, Inc., under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid 24-096.  
(Public Works Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with  
three twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of body  
transportation services for use by the Medical Examiner’s Office to First Call  
of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No.  
24-082.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
21876  
21877  
21878  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an  
Intergovernmental Agreement with the Mid-America Regional Council Solid  
Waste Management District to provide access to the regional household  
hazardous waste centers for the residents of the unincorporated areas of  
Jackson County, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of  
$26,761.00.  
(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 paint and  
painting supplies for use by various County departments to PPG  
Architectural Finishes, Inc. of Columbia, MO and Sherwin Williams of  
Cleveland, OH, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No.  
25-003.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for annual software maintenance for  
use by the Sheriff’s Office and Department of Corrections to Lexipol, LLC, of  
Frisco, TX, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $57,992.00, as a  
sole source purchase.  
(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
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CONSENT AGENDA  
None.  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
5967  
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.  
(Assigned to the Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee.)  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
21879  
Awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract, with one  
twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of bottled water and  
dispenser services for use by various County departments to Metro Pure  
Water, LLC of Smithville, MO and DS Services of America dba Primo  
Water North America of Mableton, GA, under the terms and conditions of  
Invitation to Bid No. 24-079.  
(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)  
21880  
Awarding a thirty-one-month term and supply contract, with two twelve-month  
options to extend, for the furnishing of Maintenance, Repair, and Operations  
(MRO) supplies, equipment, and related products and services for use by  
various County departments to Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC, of Mooresville,  
NC under the terms and conditions of Lowe’s OMNIA Partners Cooperative  
Program Contract No. R240805, an existing government contract.  
(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)  
21881  
Awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract, with one  
twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of fuel dispensing  
equipment services for use by various County departments to Petroleum  
Equipment, Inc., of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of  
Invitation to Bid No. 24-078.  
(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)  
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
None.  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
Manuel Abarca IV asked the County Executive's Office for a report on the  
intentions for distribution of the ARPA, marijuana and opioid funds.  
Chairman DaRon McGee suggested the County Executive's Office be  
prepared to make a presentation to the Legislature at the next legislative  
meeting.  
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NEW BUSINESS  
DaRon McGee asked for a motion to cancel the legislative meeting  
scheduled to be held on Monday, March 17, 2025 since they will lack a  
quorum and reschedule it on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.  
A motion was made by Venessa Huskey, seconded by Manuel Abarca IV, to  
cancel the legislative meeting scheduled for Monday, March 17, 2025 at 3  
P.M. and reschedule it for Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 10 A.M. in the  
Kansas City Legislative Assembly Area. The motion passed by a roll call  
vote:  
Yes: 7 - DaRon McGee, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa  
Huskey, Charlie Franklin, Jeanie Lauer, and Sean E. Smith  
Absent: 2 - Jalen Anderson and Megan L. Marshall  
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ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to  
adjourn the meeting. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
Meeting adjourned until Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 10:00 A.M. at the  
Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 2nd  
Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.