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)  
Third Regular meeting of the Jackson County Legislature, Monday, February 9, 2026, at 3:00 PM at the Eastern  
Jackson County Courthouse, 308 W. Kansas, Independence, Missouri, Ground Floor, Legislative Chambers.  
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 - 1st. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE 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 amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the  
Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 19.48± acre tract from  
District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).  
(Land Use Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the  
Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 20.00± acre tract from  
District AG (Agricultural) to District RR (Residential Ranchette).  
(Land Use Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the  
Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 70.00± acre tract from  
District AG (Agricultural) to District RR (Residential Ranchette).  
(Land Use Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $636,425.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2026 Park Fund for construction services provided by  
Hartline Construction of North Kansas City, MO for use by the Parks + Rec  
Department.  
(Public Works Committee - 1st. 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.  
(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $264,216.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2025 Grant Fund in acceptance of the 2024 JAG Grant  
awarded to the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.  
(Justice & Law Enforcement Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE prohibiting all permit and zoning approvals for non-County  
or municipal government owned detention facilities.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE waiving the reimbursement of acquisition cost required by  
section 1139., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the transfer of  
ownership of the Sheriff’s Office’s K-9 unit dog, Spy, to dog handler and  
companion Deputy Jessica Davidson.  
(Justice & Law Enforcement 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)  
AN ORDINANCE repealing subsection 5293.2, of Jackson County Code,  
1984, related to the subject of wreckers and tow services and enacting in  
lieu thereof one new subsection relating to the same subject.  
(PERFECTED)  
AN ORDINANCE repealing sections and subsections 9103., 9104., 9113.,  
9121., 9120.2., 9125.4., and 9125.5., of Jackson County Code, 1984,  
relating to the Board of Equalization, and enacting, in lieu thereof, four new  
sections and three new subsections relating to the same subject, with an  
effective date.  
(PERFECTED)  
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RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE  
A RESOLUTION requesting the Missouri State Auditor to conduct a full  
comprehensive performance audit to examine and evaluate the  
management of Jackson County’s fiscal, budgetary, and procurement  
policies and procedures of the expenditure of ARPA funds.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION approving the 2026-2027 Jackson County Assessment  
and Equalization Maintenance Plan.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION awarding a thirty-month term and supply contract, with  
three twenty-four-month options to extend, for the furnishing of information  
technology products and services for use by various County departments to  
SHI International Corporation, of Somerset, NJ under the terms and  
conditions of OMNIA Partners Contract Number 2024056-02, an existing  
competitively bid government contract.  
(Public Works Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Troy Nash and recognizing his appointment  
as Director of the Lewis White Real Estate Center.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an  
Intergovernmental Cooperative Agreement with the City of Independence,  
Missouri, for the use of certain County property for a civic event, at no cost to  
the County.  
(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Prosecuting Attorney to execute a one-year  
agreement with the City of Grain Valley, with one twelve-month option to  
extend, to engage in anti-crime, anti-violence, and law enforcement  
school-based initiatives and purposes, at a cost to the County not to exceed  
$75,000.00.  
(Anti-Crime Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION honoring the Kansas City Public Schools Mentoring  
Program in recognition of National Mentoring Month.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Chair of the Jackson County Drug Task  
Force to execute a Legal Services Agreement with Williams & Campo,  
P.C., of Lee’s Summit, MO, to provide legal services for the Task Force, at  
a cost to the County not to exceed $3,500.00.  
(Anti-Crime Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION recognizing Raytown Quality Schools during Mentoring  
Month.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute a Legal  
Services Agreement with certain lawyers and law firms at an aggregate cost  
to the County not to exceed $50,000.00.  
(Finance & Audit Committee - 1st. 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, Inc. of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to  
Bid No. 24-082.  
(Health & Environment Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for annual software subscription 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 $60,169.00, as a  
sole source purchase.  
(Justice & Law Enforcement Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
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 - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of software  
maintenance for use by the Public Administrator’s Office to SEM  
Applications, Inc., of Oregon, MO, at an actual cost to the County in the  
amount of $60,000.00, as a sole source purchase.  
(Justice & Law Enforcement Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month contract, with three twelve-month  
options to extend, for the furnishing of independent auditing services for use  
by the Finance and Purchasing Department to Clifton Larsen Allen, LLP, of  
Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals  
No. 25-053, at a cost to the County for 2026 not to exceed $150,000.00.  
(Finance & Audit Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of developer services  
for a mixed housing program and a 99-year lease to Pate-Campbell  
Properties, Inc of Olathe, Kansas, under the terms and conditions of  
Request for Qualifications No. 25-045.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION appropriating $20,683.00 within the 2026 General Fund  
and awarding a contract to LCPtracker of Orange, CA, for an additional  
single software package for use by the Compliance Review Office for  
non-profit partnership grants, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of  
$20,683.00, as a sole source purchase.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 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 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.  
(Introduced by Megan L. Smith)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of two (2) Ford F-600  
trucks with installed snowplow packages for use by the Public Works  
Department to Viking-Cives Midwest of Morley, MO, under the terms and  
conditions set forth in Sourcewell Contract No. 062222-VCM, an existing,  
competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the  
amount of $287,050.00  
(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)  
A RESOLUTION recognizing honorarium payments to community volunteers  
who assisted in the evaluation of non-profit grant applications.  
(Introduced by Sean E. Smith)  
A RESOLUTION honoring the retirement of Lorelei L. Smith in her career at  
the Jackson County Election Board.  
(Introduced by Sean E. Smith)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Jackson County Legislature to hold a  
closed meeting on Monday, February 9, 2026, for the purpose of conducting  
confidential communications under section 610.021(17) of the Revised  
Statutes of Missouri and closing all records prepared for discussion at said  
meeting.  
(Introduced by Sean E. Smith)  
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
NEW BUSINESS  
Closed meeting per Resolution #22174.  
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ADJOURNMENT  
The next legislative meeting is scheduled to be held on Monday, February  
16, 2026 at 3:00 P.M. at the Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th  
Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 2nd Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.