Jackson County Missouri

JOURNAL

Jackson County Courthouse

415 E.12th Street, 2nd floor

Kansas City, Missouri 64106

(816)881-3242

County Legislature

Jeanie Lauer (5th) Chairman,

Office of

Megan L. Marshall (3rd AL) Vice Chairman,

Mary Jo Spino

Jalen Anderson (1st AL), Donna Peyton (2nd AL), Manuel Abarca IV (1st),

Venessa Huskey (2nd), Charlie Franklin (3rd), DaRon McGee (4th),

Sean E. Smith (6th)

Clerk of the County Legislature

Monday, May 13, 2024

3:00 PM

Seventeenth Regular Meeting

K.C. Legislative Assembly Area, Kansas City, Missouri

Jeanie Lauer, Chairman, called the meeting of the Jackson County Legislature to order.

ROLL CALL

Present 9 -

Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,

Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon

McGee and Sean E. Smith

THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Recited.

APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING

A motion was made by Jalen Anderson, seconded by Megan L. Marshall to

approve the journal of the previous meeting held on May 06, 2024. The

motion passed by a voice vote.

HEARINGS

Presentation by JCDC Partners LLC and J.E. Dunn-Axiom regarding the

Detention Center Project.

Dan Wehmuller, JCDC Partners, LLC, and Jeff Jenkins, J.E. Dunn, were

present to give an update on the Detention Center Project. A copy of the

JCDC Partners report is available under the Meeting Details for the May 13,

2024 Legislative Meeting located at

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Jeanie Lauer, County Legislator, asked for an explanation of the mechanical

locker shown in the handout. Dan Wehmuller said behind each module is a

two-story rear chase so anyone working on the mechanical systems can

access the system without entering a secure area.

Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator, asked about workers who were laid

off and their checks from Axiom bounced. Jeff Jenkins said this is the first

time he has heard about this issue, and he will follow up. Mr. Abarca asked

about a worker not being paid prevailing wage. Mr. Jenkins said this was a

miscommunication issue. Mr. Jenkins said he is in conversation with

Colleen White, the compliance contractor, about any prevailing wage issues.

Jalen Anderson, County Legislator, asked Mr. Jenkins to report back to the

County Legislature by the end of the week or at the latest by May 24th. Mr.

Jenkins agreed.

COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE

Frank White, Jr., County Executive, was present. He had no report.

Manuel Abarca IV asked if there would be a formalized update or report

regarding the ransomware attack in Jackson County. Mr. White referred the

question to Troy Schulte, County Administrator, who has been working with

the Information Technology Department. Mr. Schulte said they will send an

updated report on the expenses for legal services and identity theft

mitigation related to the ransomware attack. They may need a closed

session for in-depth issues. They will be introducing recommendations to

strengthen the County’s response. They learned that the current cyber vault

needs to be updated to provide faster restoration and it will be addressed in

the 2025 budget.

Mr. Abarca asked about the Workday plug ins. Mr. Schulte said the County

is still on a learning curve on the new system. He expects it to take about a

year to work through issues. He said bills and employees are getting paid.

Project X is the second phase they will be implementing. This phase will

include talent acquisition, streamlining the on-boarding process and the

budget module.

Mr. Abarca asked about the connectivity with Assessment. Mr. Schulte said

it is tied to the ransomware attack. The VPN connection was turned off

which affected Grandview and Lee’s Summit car registration systems.

Mr. Abarca asked about the audit. Mr. Schulte said there is a struggle to get

the audit complete within 180 days of the end of the fiscal year. He asked

the Finance Department to deliver but it may be delayed due to staffing

issues. They do not want to be late on any credit bond issue, so Finance is

trying to find a balance.

Mr. Abarca asked if there was a response from the sports teams. Mr. White

said a letter was sent to the teams a couple of weeks ago. A response

came from the Chiefs but nothing yet from the Royals. He said his office will

review the Chief's response and share it with the County Legislature next

week.

Sean E. Smith, County Legislator, asked for an update on the SB190

application process. Scott Lakin, Director of Collections, said they were

waiting for the state legislature to adjourn to see if there were any changes

to the SB190 requirements. The legislature will adjourn on Friday, May 17.

Any bill that is passed will go into effect at the end of August. Taxpayers

have until December 31st to apply. The Collections Department wanted to

avoid putting taxpayers through additional effort in case the requirements

change. New employees are being cross trained on Collections tasks.

Applications will be verified September through December.

Mr. Smith asked about additional staff to assist taxpayers who need to file

appeals. Mr. Schulte said they are in conversation with the new Board of

Equalization chair.

Mr. Abarca asked if there is a verification that applicants receive when they

file for the SB190 application. Mr. Lakin recommends that taxpayers apply

online for a verification that the application is received. They do not have

enough staff to handle paper applications. Mr. Lakin said they have received

over 4,000 applications so far. As they go through the applications, an

acceptance notification will be sent. Collection Departments are not typically

set up for an electronic verification system.

Mr. Abarca asked the County Administrator about the bid process for the

health benefits broker. Mr. Schulte said applicants are being interviewed

and he needs to follow up to find out where they are in the process.

PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

5847

Justice and Law Enforcement Committee moved to perfect. Consent

Agenda.

FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES

None.

RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE

21614

Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt.

Manuel Abarca IV objected to the Consent Agenda.

21614

A motion was made by Jalen Anderson, seconded by Megan L. Marshall, to

adopt Resolution #21614, authorizing the Director of Finance and

Purchasing to issue a check in the amount of $15,000.00 to the National

WWI Museum and Memorial for a Premier Membership which will support

free admission to the Museum and the associated events for veterans and

active-duty military members during the 2024 Memorial Day Weekend and

Veterans Day Celebrations, and half-price admission for other attendees at

the events. The motion passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 6 -

Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,

Charlie Franklin and DaRon McGee

No: 1 - Manuel Abarca IV

Abstain: 1 - Venessa Huskey

Absent: 1 - Sean E. Smith

(ADOPTED)

21615

21616

Land Use Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.

A motion was made by Donna Peyton, seconded by Manuel Abarca IV, to

hold Resolution #21616, expressing the support of the Jackson County

Legislature for the creation of a Jackson County Office of Veterans' Affairs..

The motion failed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 4 -

Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey and DaRon

McGee

No: 4 -

Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson and Charlie

Franklin

Absent: 1 - Sean E. Smith

(FAILED)

21616

21617

Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.

A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute Cooperative

Agreements with certain outside agencies that provide public health-related

and other public services to citizens of Jackson County, at an aggregate

cost to the County not to exceed $2,985,000.00.

(Budget Committee - 1st. Meeting)

CONSENT AGENDA

5847

AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 5510., 5520., 5522., 5533., and 5548.,

Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to petty offenses, and enacting, in lieu

thereof, five new sections relating to the same subject.

(PERFECTED)

21615

A RESOLUTION transferring $100,547.00 within the 2024 General Fund

and authorizing payments to cover the cost of emergency replacement of

three failed stormwater culverts for use by the Parks + Rec Department.

(ADOPTED)

21616

A RESOLUTION expressing the support of the Jackson County Legislature

for the creation of a Jackson County Office of Veterans' Affairs.

(ADOPTED)

Ordinance #5847 was moved to the Consent Agenda for perfection.

Resolution s 21615 and 21616 were moved to the Consent Agenda for

adoption.

A motion was made by Megan L. Marshall, seconded by Jalen Anderson, to

approve the Consent Agenda. The motion passed by a roll call vote:

Yes: 5 -

Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Charlie Franklin

and DaRon McGee

Abstain: 3 - Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV and Venessa Huskey

Absent: 1 - Sean E. Smith

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

None.

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

21618

Authorizing the County Executive to execute an agreement with the

Independence Chamber of Commerce for use of the County’s parking lots

and other property located in and around the Independence Square for the

upcoming Santa-Cali-Gon Days Festival, at no cost to the County.

(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)

21619

21620

Transferring $25,075.00 within the 2024 Grant Fund to cover the purchase

of new tablets for use by the Jackson County Detention Center.

(Assigned to the Justice and Law Enforcement Committee.)

Transferring $12,000.00 within the 2024 E-911 System Fund and

authorizing the Director of Finance and Purchasing to issue a check in the

amount of $43,127.00 for the purchase of a new CAD system and

integration to Jackson County’s CentralSquare software for use by the

Greenwood Police Department.

(Assigned to the 911 Oversight Committee.)

21621

Awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with one twelve-month

option to extend, for the furnishing of parts and repair of dump trucks for use

by the Public Works Department to American Equipment of Kansas City,

MO, as a sole source purchase.

(Assigned to the Public Works Committee.)

21622

Awarding a contract for annual maintenance of the Ascend computer

software for use by the Collection and Assessment Departments to

Aumentum Technologies of Chicago, IL, at an actual cost to the County in

the amount of $413,631.00, as a sole source purchase.

(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)

21623

21624

Declaring certain County-owned land as surplus property and authorizing its

disposal pursuant to Chapter 11 of the Jackson County Code, 1984.

(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)

Authorizing the County Executive to execute Supplemental Agreement No. 3

to the Agreement with OWN formerly Anderson Engineering, Inc, of Kansas

City, Missouri, to extend the project schedule to account for design delays

associated with main water relocation as part of the Stoenner Road Bridge

Replacement, Federal Project BRO-B048 (59), at an additional cost to the

County not to exceed $5,038.00.

(Assigned to the Public Works Committee.)

COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS

24-10

I hereby appoint Justice Horn to the Plan Commission to fill a vacancy

occasioned by the term expiration of Janet Mershon. His term will expire

December 31, 2025. His resume is attached.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

None.

NEW BUSINESS

Jalen Anderson, County Legislator, said there will be a Blue Summit

neighborhood cleanup on May 18 and 19th from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Dumpsters will be available at the Inter-City Fire Protection District parking

lot in Blue Summit.

ADJOURNMENT

A motion was made by Megan L. Marshall, seconded by Jalen Anderson, to

adjourn the meeting. The motion passed by a voice vote.

Meeting adjourned until Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 3:00 P.M. at the

Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri, 2nd

Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.