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)

Ninth Regular meeting of the Jackson County Legislature, Monday, March 23, 2026, 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.

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 - 7th. 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 - 7th. Perfection)

AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the

Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 161.00± acre tract from

District AGp (Agricultural Planned) to District AG (Agricultural).

(Land Use Committee - 5th. Perfection)

AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the

Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 4.87± acre tract from

District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).

(Land Use Committee - 5th. Perfection)

AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the

Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 10.00± acre tract from

District AG (Agricultural) to District RR (Residential Ranchette).

(Land Use Committee - 5th. Perfection)

6067

6068

6071

AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the

Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 3.05± acre tract from

District B (Two Family) to District LI (Light Industrial).

(Land Use Committee - 5th. Perfection)

AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the

Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 9.75± acre tract from

District LB (Local Business) to District LI (Light Industrial).

(Land Use Committee - 5th. Perfection)

AN ORDINANCE transferring and appropriating $4,164,475.00 from the

undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Park Enterprise Fund and awarding

a contract for the replacement of the irrigation system at the Fred Arbanas

Golf Course and the Frank White, Jr. Sports Complex to Verde Sports

Construction, LLC., of Langley, WA, under the terms and conditions of

Invitation to Bid 25-047, at a cost to the County not to exceed

$4,164,475.00.

(Public Works Committee - 1st. Perfection)

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)

6070

AN ORDINANCE appropriating $64,322.00 from the undesignated fund

balance of the 2026 General Fund in acceptance of the Missouri Western

Interdiction and Narcotics Task Force grant awarded by the Missouri

Department of Public Safety.

(PERFECTED)

RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE

22163

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 - 7th. Meeting)

22170

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.

(Public Works Committee - 6th. Meeting)

22172

A RESOLUTION recognizing honorarium payments to community volunteers

who assisted in the evaluation of non-profit grant applications.

(Legislature As A Whole - 6th. Meeting)

22175

A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month contract, with three twelve-month

options to extend, for training, consulting services, and software

maintenance on the Mobile Assessor Software for use by the Assessment

Department to Woolpert, Inc. of Dayton, OH, as a sole source purchase, at

an actual cost to the County in the amount of $114,355.00.

(Finance & Audit Committee - 5th. Meeting)

22184

22193

22194

A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for annual software maintenance for

use by the Collection Department to Aumentum Technologies of Niagara

Falls, NY, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $642,563.00, as a

sole source purchase.

(Finance & Audit Committee - 4th. Meeting)

A RESOLUTION authorizing the Chairman of the Legislature to execute a

Consulting Agreement with Marcus Winn of Heartland Communications,

LLC, of Kansas City, MO, to provide communication and policy services to

the Legislature, at a cost not to exceed $30,000.00

(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Meeting )

A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of six (6) pontoon

boats for use by the Parks + Rec Department to LSK Lebanon, Inc., of

Lebanon, MO under the terms and conditions of State of Missouri Contract

No. CC232078005, an existing, competitively bid government contract, at

an actual cost to the County in the amount of $209,346.00.

(Public Works Committee - 3rd. Meeting)

22198

22204

22207

A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a contract with

the Jackson County Board of Services for the Developmentally Disabled -

EITAS to provide for partial funding of various Parks + Rec Department's

Special Population Services Division programs.

(Public Works Committee - 3rd. Meeting)

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 $3,000,000.00.

(Budget Committee - 3rd. Meeting)

A RESOLUTION transferring $42,857.00 within the 2026 General Fund and

awarding a contract for the purchase of communication equipment for use

by the Sheriff’s Office to MRA International, Inc., of Long Branch, NJ under

the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 25-057, at an actual cost to

the County in the amount of $42,857.00.

(Justice & Law Enforcement Committee - 1st. Meeting )

CONSENT AGENDA

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

6072

AN ORDINANCE transferring $233,100.00 within the 2026 Grant Fund and

appropriating $233,100.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026

Grant Fund in acceptance of a supplemental grant and authorizing the

Director of Parks + Rec to execute an agreement received from the

Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of State Parks Land

and Water Conservation Fund Program for use by the Parks + Rec

Department.

(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)

6073

AN ORDINANCE repealing section 5055., 5056, and 5057 of the Jackson

County Code, 1984, relating to watercraft horsepower, and enacting, in lieu

thereof, four new sections relating to the same subject.

(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

22210

A RESOLUTION recognizing and congratulating Dr. Ashton R. Sellers

during Women’s History Month on becoming the first African

American/Native American female veterinarian to own a hospital in the

Kansas City Area.

(Introduced by Donna Peyton)

22211

A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of mobile radios for

use by the Sheriff’s Office to Motorola Solutions, Inc., of Chicago, IL, under

the terms and conditions of MARC/KCRPC Contract No. 113, an existing

competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the

amount of $109,568.00.

(Introduced by Donna Peyton)

22212

22213

A RESOLUTION declaring certain vehicles assigned to the Jackson County

Sheriff’s Office as surplus property and authorizing their transfer to the

Jackson County Department of Civil Process.

(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)

A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute Cooperative

Agreements with certain agencies that provide services and assistance to

victims of domestic violence, at an aggregate cost to the County not to

exceed $152,400.00.

(Introduced by Donna Peyton)

22214

22215

A RESOLUTION recognizing and congratulating Dr. Jennifer Collier during

Women’s Month.

(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)

A RESOLUTION congratulating Becky Blades during Women’s History

Month and recognizing the leadership, accomplishments, and impact of

women like her who strengthen their communities.

(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)

22216

22217

A RESOLUTION recognizing and congratulating the Grandview Girls Varsity

Basketball Team and their coach, Coach Stuart Wright on winning State

Quarterfinals.

(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)

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 $40,000.00.

(Introduced by Donna Peyton)

22218

22219

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 $55,000.00.

(Introduced by DaRon McGee)

A RESOLUTION authorizing the Jackson County Counselor’s Office to

execute a limited Professional Services Agreement addendum with Branch

Recruiting of Kansas City, MO, for legal recruitment at a cost to the County

not to exceed $20,000.00.

(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)

A RESOLUTION recognizing and congratulating Vickie Wolgast Wolverton

during Women’s Month.

(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)

A RESOLUTION recognizing and congratulating Ramona Arroyo during

Women’s Month.

(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)

A RESOLUTION recognizing and congratulating Cathleen “Katie” Lillis

during Women’s Month.

(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)

A RESOLUTION recognizing and congratulating Estella Morales during

Women’s Month.

(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)

A RESOLUTION recognizing and congratulating Charline “Donna Ruth”

Mansfield during Women’s Month and for her 80th birthday.

(Introduced by Donna Peyton)

COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS

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