Jackson County Missouri  
JOURNAL  
Jackson County Courthouse  
415 E.12th Street, 2nd floor  
Kansas City, Missouri 64106  
(816)881-3242  
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),  
Office of  
Mary Jo Spino  
Clerk of the County Legislature  
DaRon McGee (4th), Jeanie Lauer (5th)  
Thursday, May 21, 2026  
2:00 PM  
Seventeenth Regular Meeting  
K.C. Legislative Assembly Area, Kansas City, Missouri  
Manuel Abarca IV, Chairman, called the meeting of the Jackson County Legislature to order.  
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ROLL CALL  
Present 8 -  
Manuel Abarca IV, Sean E. Smith, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon McGee and Jeanie  
Lauer  
Excused 1 - Megan L. Smith  
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THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
Recited.  
APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING  
The journal of May 18, 2026 was not approved at this time.  
HEARINGS  
Chairman Manuel Abarca IV opened the public hearing regarding  
Ordinance #6086, transferring $2,180,329.00 within the Anti-Crime Sales  
Tax Fund and appropriating $553,987.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2026 Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund and authorizing the  
Prosecuting Attorney to execute agreements with certain outside agencies  
which are engaged in anti-crime, anti-violence, drug prevention and  
treatment activities, and law enforcement school-based initiatives and  
purposes, at a cost to the County not to exceed $13,839,340.00.  
No one was present to speak in favor or in opposition to Ordinance #6086,  
therefore, the public hearing was closed.  
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COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE  
Phil LeVota, County Executive was present and had no report.  
Legislator Sean E. Smith thanked the County Executive for gathering  
members of the Board of Equalization.  
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PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE  
A motion was made by DaRon McGee, seconded by Venessa Huskey to  
waive the reading of Ordinances #6050, #6074, #6077, #6081, #6083,  
#6084, #6085, #6087 and #6049. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
6050  
6074  
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 - 15th Perfection)  
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.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 2nd Perfection)  
6077  
6081  
6083  
AN ORDINANCE enacting section 6004., of the Jackson County Code,  
1984, relating to standards for care and treatment in Jackson County  
residential facilities with a severability clause.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 6th. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the  
Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 5.00± acre tract from  
District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).  
(Land Use Committee - 2nd. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating an additional $34,970.00 from the  
undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Anti-Crime Sales Tax Grant Fund, in  
acceptance of the 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant  
awarded to the Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force.  
(Justice & Law Enforcement Committee - 2nd. Perfection)  
6084  
AN ORDINANCE rescinding Ordinance 6000 dated August 25, 2025, and  
requesting a conditional use permit (CUP) in District AG (Agricultural) for  
continuous operation of a short-term rental subject to specified conditions,  
as to a 9.56± acre tract.  
(Land Use Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
6085  
6087  
AN ORDINANCE rescinding Ordinance 6054 dated March 3, 2026, and  
requesting a renewal of a conditional use permit (CUP) in District AG  
(Agricultural) for continuous operation of a horse boarding facility subject to  
specified conditions, as to a 48.09± acre tract.  
(Land Use Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE establishing a temporary moratorium on new data center  
development projects within Jackson County, Missouri, and establishing  
requirements for future data center project review.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Perfection)  
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FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES  
6049  
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)  
6086  
A motion was made by Sean E. Smith, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to  
adopt Ordinance #6086 transferring $2,180,329.00 within the Anti-Crime  
Sales Tax Fund and appropriating $553,987.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2026 Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund and authorizing the  
Prosecuting Attorney to execute agreements with certain outside agencies  
which are engaged in anti-crime, anti-violence, drug prevention and  
treatment activities, and law enforcement school-based initiatives and  
purposes, at a cost to the County not to exceed $13,839,340.00. The motion  
passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Manuel Abarca IV, Sean E. Smith, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and DaRon McGee  
Absent: 1 - Jeanie Lauer  
Excused: 1 - Megan L. Smith  
(ADOPTED)  
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RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE  
A motion was made by DaRon McGee, seconded by Sean E. Smith to  
waive the reading of Resolutions #22252, #22265, #22266, #22267,  
#22269, #22270, #22271, #22272, #22273, #22276 and #22277. The  
motion passed by a voice vote.  
22252  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve month term and supply contract, with two  
(2) twelve month options to extend, for the furnishing of end user computing,  
peripherals, device lifecycle management solutions and associated services  
at discounted rates for use by various County departments to Dell  
Marketing, LP of Round Rock, TX under the terms and conditions of  
Midwestern Higher Education Compact Contract No. MHEC-04152022 an  
existing competitively bid government contract.  
(Finance & Audit Committee - 4th. Meeting)  
22265  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of an 8900A  
Precision Cut Large Reel Mower for use by the Parks + Rec Department to  
John Deere & Company of Cary, NC under the terms and conditions of  
Sourcewell Contract No. 112624-DAC, an existing, competitively bid  
government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of  
$100,610.00, and declaring certain existing equipment as surplus personal  
property and authorizing its disposal by way of trade-in.  
(Land Use Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
22266  
22267  
A RESOLUTION awarding a thirty-six-month contract, with two (2)  
twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of inmate commissary  
services and kiosks for use by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office  
Department of Corrections to TurnKey Corrections of Kansas City, MO,  
under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 26-002.  
(Justice & Law Enforcement Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a thirty-six-month term and supply contract for the  
furnishing of testing, inspections, and monitoring of the fire detection and  
notification systems for use by the Public Works Department, to Siemens  
Industry, Inc. of Alpharetta, GA, under the terms and conditions set forth in  
Sourcewell Contract No. 30910, an existing competitively bid government  
contract.  
(Finance & Audit Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
22269  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a Participation  
Agreement with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services  
related to its Summer Food Service program, with costs to be reimbursed to  
the County.  
(Health & Environment Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
22270  
A RESOLUTION awarding an eleven-month term and supply contract, with  
four (4) twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of prisoner  
transportation services for use by the Sheriff’s Office to Security Transport  
Services, Inc., of Topeka, KS, under the terms and conditions of Johnson  
County, Kansas Contract No. 2026-014, an existing, competitively bid  
government contract.  
(Justice & Law Enforcement Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
22271  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with  
three (3) twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of park site  
furnishings for use by the Parks + Rec Department to Playscape Recreation,  
LLC of Yates Center, KS, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid  
No. 26-008.  
(Public Works Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
22272  
22273  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of three (3) trailers for  
use by the Parks + Rec Department to Rockland Cargo Equipment of  
Conyers, GA under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 26-017,  
at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $40,506.00.  
(Public Works Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with  
two (2) twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of services to post  
notice for use by the Jackson County Collection Department to Friend in the  
Business, LLC of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of  
Request for Proposals No. 26-014.  
(Finance & Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
22276  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing  
to issue a check in the amount of $6,000.00 for the purchase of a  
sponsorship for the 2026 Palestine Senior Citizens Activity Center's Prom  
hosted by LINC.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Meeting )  
(This legislation was introduced from the floor, is under review and awaiting  
a fiscal note.)  
22277  
A RESOLUTION condemning Congressional redistricting.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Meeting )  
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CONSENT AGENDA  
None.  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
None.  
INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
None.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
26-20  
It is necessary to ensure a fair, organized, and thorough review process for  
all nominations submitted for service on the Ethics, Human Relations, and  
Citizen Complaints Commission.  
The establishment of a Nominating Committee will promote transparency,  
accountability, and efficiency in the selection process.  
It is hereby ordered that:  
1. A Nominating Committee is hereby established for the purpose of  
reviewing all nominations submitted for appointment to the Ethics, Human  
Relations, and Citizen Complaints Commission.  
2. The Nominating Committee shall evaluate nominees based on  
qualifications, experience, integrity, and the ability to effectively serve on the  
Ethics, Human Relations, and Citizen Complaints Commission.  
3. The following individuals are hereby appointed to serve on the  
Nominating Committee, effective immediately:  
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Dr. Kimberly Beatty  
Tim Becker  
Janet Miles  
4. The Nominating Committee shall begin its duties immediately upon  
issuance of this Executive Order and shall provide recommendations in  
accordance with established procedure and timelines.  
5. This Executive Order shall remain in effect until amended, superseded,  
or rescinded.  
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
Ordinance #6075, 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).  
(A motion to adopt Ordinance #6075 FAILED on May 18, 2026)  
A motion was made by Jalen Anderson, seconded by Sean E. Smith to  
reconsider Ordinance #6075. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 8 - Manuel Abarca IV, Sean E. Smith, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon McGee and Jeanie Lauer  
Excused: 1 - Megan L. Smith  
Ordinance #6075 will be held in Legislature As A Whole.  
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NEW BUSINESS  
None.  
ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by Sean E. Smith, seconded by Jalen Anderson, to  
adjourn the meeting. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
The County Legislature will not meet on Monday, May 25, 2026 in  
observance of the Memorial Day Holiday.  
Meeting adjourned until Monday, June 1, 2026 at 3:00 P.M. at the Jackson  
County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 2nd Floor,  
Legislative Assembly Area.