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  
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)  
Ninth Regular meeting of the Jackson County Legislature, Monday, March 31, 2025, 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 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 - 19th Perfection)  
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 - 10th 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.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Perfection)  
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 - 4th. Perfection)  
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 - 4th. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE 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.  
(Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee - 3rd. Perfection)  
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, five new subsections relating to the same subject.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Perfection)  
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FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES  
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)  
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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 - 38th 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 - 25th 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.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Meeting )  
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 - 8th. 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 - 8th. 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 - 8th. Meeting)  
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 - 8th. Meeting)  
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 - 8th. Meeting)  
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 - 8th. 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 - 8th. Meeting)  
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 - 8th. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION declaring certain real property as surplus real property and  
authorizing the Administration to solicit bids for selling the surplus parcels.  
(Budget Committee - 7th. 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 - 5th. Meeting)  
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 - 5th. Meeting)  
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 - 5th. 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 - 5th. Meeting)  
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 - 5th. Meeting)  
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 - 5th. Meeting)  
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 - 5th. 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 - 5th. Meeting)  
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 - 4th. 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 - 4th. 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 - 4th. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION 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.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 3rd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION 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.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 3rd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION 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.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 3rd. Meeting)  
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CONSENT AGENDA  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $75,000.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2025 Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund for the purpose of creating  
a new position in the COMBAT Administration Division of the Jackson  
County Prosecutor’s Office.  
(Introduced by Donna Peyton)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $100,000.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2025 Anti-Crime Sales Tax Fund for the purpose of acquiring  
a financial management system for grant reporting for the COMBAT  
Administration Division of the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office.  
(Introduced by Donna Peyton)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $25,000.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2025 Delinquent Sales Tax Fund and authorizing the  
Prosecuting Attorney to execute a Cooperative Agreement with Michael  
Mansur, of Kansas City, MO, for the Stand Against Violence KC Project at a  
cost to the County not to exceed $25,000.00.  
(Introduced by Donna Peyton)  
AN ORDINANCE enacting sections 5293., 5294., 5295., 5296., and 5297.,  
of Jackson County Code, 1984, related to the subject of wreckers and tow  
services.  
(Introduced by DaRon McGee)  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
A RESOLUTION awarding a thirty-six-month term and supply contract with  
three twelve-month options to extend for the furnishing of public safety  
uniforms for use by various County departments to Galls, LLC, of Lexington,  
KY, under the terms and conditions of Sourcewell Contract No. 011124, an  
existing competitively bid contract.  
(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a forty-five-month term and supply contract with  
three twelve-month options to extend for the furnishing of body armor with  
related accessories, equipment, and services for use by various County  
departments to Galls, LLC, of Lexington, KY, under the terms and conditions  
of Sourcewell Contract No. 091924, an existing competitively bid contract.  
(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)  
A RESOLUTION in honor of Nadine Farris as a trailblazer for healthy living  
for Women’s History Month.  
(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)  
A RESOLUTION in honor of Terri E. Barnes and Trace Warren as  
trailblazers for uplifting girls during Women’s History Month.  
(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)  
A RESOLUTION in honor of Women’s History Month recognition of LaTasha  
McCall a trailblazer for founding and leading a successful construction  
business.  
(Introduced by DaRon McGee)  
A RESOLUTION honoring Kathy Nelson during Women’s History Month.  
(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)  
A RESOLUTION in honor of Women’s History Month recognizing Joanne  
Collins as a trailblazer and community leader.  
(Introduced by DaRon McGee)  
A RESOLUTION in honor of Women’s History Month recognition is due to  
former Mayor Kay Barnes a trailblazer and community leader.  
(Introduced by DaRon McGee)  
A RESOLUTION in honor of Gwendolyn Grant as a trailblazer for her  
leadership and dedication to community service during Women’s History  
Month.  
(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)  
A RESOLUTION in honor of Women’s History Month recognition is due to  
Majorie Williams a trailblazer in leadership and education.  
(Introduced by DaRon McGee)  
A RESOLUTION in honor of Estelle Brooks as a trailblazer for health and  
wellness during Women’s History Month.  
(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)  
A RESOLUTION recognizing the Metropolitan Organization to Counter  
Sexual Assault's (MOCSA) Annual Sexual Assault Awareness Month  
campaign.  
(Introduced by Jalen Anderson and Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION in honor of Women’s History Month recognition is due to  
Mamie Hughes, a trailblazer in community service and advocacy.  
(Introduced by DaRon McGee)  
A RESOLUTION in honor of the late Lali Garcia as a trailblazer for her work  
of political awareness in the Latino community during Women’s History  
Month.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV and Venessa Huskey)  
A RESOLUTION in honor of Women’s History Month recognition of  
Bridgette Williams, a trailblazer in community leadership and in the  
construction industry.  
(Introduced by DaRon McGee)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract with  
two twelve-month options to extend for the furnishing of portable outdoor  
toilet rentals for use by the various County Departments to ORI Outdoor  
Restrooms of Blue Springs, MO, under the terms and conditions of Invitation  
to Bid No. 25-008.  
(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)  
A RESOLUTION in honor of Nicki Jones as a trailblazer for healthy living for  
Women’s History Month.  
(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Jackson County Legislature to hold a  
closed meeting on Monday, March 31, 2025, for the purpose of conducting  
privileged and confidential communications between itself and the Jackson  
County Counselor under section 610.021(1) of the Revised Statutes of  
Missouri, and closing all records prepared for discussion at said meeting.  
(Introduced by DaRon McGee)  
A RESOLUTION in honor of Women’s History Month recognition is due to  
the late Captain Carolyn Mitchell a trailblazer as the first Black female  
firefighter for the Kansas City Fire Department.  
(Introduced by DaRon McGee)  
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
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NEW BUSINESS  
ADJOURNMENT  
Closed meeting per Resolution #21899. The closed meeting may be  
followed by the introduction and adoption of a Resolution in open session to  
authorize the settlement of a legal action, cause of action, or litigation  
matter.  
The next legislative meeting is scheduled to be held on Monday, April 7,  
2025 at 3:00 P.M. at the Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street,  
Kansas City, Missouri, 2nd Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.