Jackson County Missouri  
FINAL 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. Smith (3rd AL),  
Manuel Abarca IV (1st), Venessa Huskey (2nd),  
Charlie Franklin (3rd), Jeanie Lauer (5th)  
Sean E. Smith (6th)  
Thirty-eighth Regular meeting of the Jackson County Legislature, Monday, October 6, 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  
5967  
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.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 21st Perfection)  
5997  
6006  
6007  
AN ORDINANCE establishing financial accountability for elected officials  
who reject or obstruct certified recall petitions, requiring reimbursement of  
special election costs if a court determines improper denial of voter certified  
recall efforts.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 3rd. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE enacting section 1598., of the Jackson County Code,  
1984, related to revoking pension and benefit eligibility for any recalled  
County elected official and their direct non-merit reports, and for other  
purposes.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 6th. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE enacting section 5542., of Jackson County Code, 1984,  
related to the use of unlicensed gambling devices with severability clause.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 6th. Perfection)  
6009  
6011  
6016  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the  
Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 117.00± acre tract from  
District AG (Agricultural) to District RU (Residential Urban).  
(Legislature As A Whole - 2nd. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 9103. and 9104., Jackson County  
Code, 1984, relating to the Board of Equalization, and enacting, in lieu  
thereof, two new sections relating to the same subject, with an effective date.  
(Budget Committee - 4th. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE prohibiting County employees from knowingly making  
false material statements to the County Legislature by amending Chapter 74  
and incorporating such prohibition into the Jackson County Code of  
Conduct.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 2nd. Perfection)  
6018  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $33,600.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2025 Grant Fund in acceptance of the Sheriff’s Office’s  
Impaired Driving Enforcement Grant awarded by the Missouri Department  
of Transportation, Highway Safety and Traffic Division, and authorizing the  
County Executive to execute a contract for the acceptance and expenditure  
of grant funds.  
(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 2nd. Perfection)  
6019  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $473,774.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2025 General Fund and transferring $364,690.00 from the  
Sheriff’s Office 2025 General Fund in acceptance of the Sheriff’s Office’s  
DWI/Traffic Safety Unit Salary Grant awarded by the Missouri Department of  
Transportation, Highway Safety and Traffic Division, and authorizing the  
County Executive to execute a contract for the acceptance and expenditure  
of grant funds.  
(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 2nd. Perfection)  
6020  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $18,200.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2025 Grant Fund in acceptance of the Sheriff’s Office  
Hazardous Moving Violation Enforcement Grant awarded by the Missouri  
Department of Transportation, Highway Safety and Traffic Division, and  
authorizing the County Executive to execute a contract for the acceptance  
and expenditure of such grant funds.  
(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 2nd. Perfection)  
6025  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the County Executive to execute a  
Cooperative Agreement with Kansas City Southern Railroad for removal of  
a Rock Island bridge that crosses a section of the Kansas City Southern  
Railroad, at no cost to the County.  
(Land Use Committee - 2nd. Perfection)  
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FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES  
5996  
6013  
6014  
AN ORDINANCE enacting sections of the Jackson County Code, 1984,  
relating to the establishment of fair property tax payment practices and  
protections during appeals, providing for payment programs, appeal-based  
payment extensions, and time limits on appeals resolution.  
(PERFECTED)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $18,500.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2025 Grant Fund in acceptance of the National Environmental  
Health Association Food and Drug Administration grant awarded by the  
Federal Drug Administration.  
(PERFECTED)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $10,315.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2025 Grant Fund, in acceptance of a grant from the Local  
Records Preservation Grant - Missouri Secretary of State, through the Local  
Records Preservation program, for use by the Jackson County Recorder of  
Deeds for local records preservation.  
(PERFECTED)  
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RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE  
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A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with  
two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of broker and  
consulting services for the County’s employee group health, life, and dental  
insurances for use countywide to CBIZ Benefits & Insurance, Inc. of Kansas  
City, MO, under terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 25-019,  
at a cost to the County not to exceed $250,000.00.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 2nd. Meeting)  
22013  
22014  
A RESOLUTION awarding a six-year term and supply contract for the  
furnishing of planting and harvesting of hay and crops for use by the Parks +  
Rec Agricultural Program to T. Bruce Mershon of Buckner, MO, under the  
terms and conditions of Request for Proposal No. 25-020.  
(Land Use Committee - 4th. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with  
one twelve-month option to extend for the furnishing of disaster recovery  
services for use countywide to 21st Enterprise, LLC aka ServPro of Lee’s  
Summit, Missouri, under the terms and conditions of the Junior College  
District of Metropolitan Kansas City, Missouri (MCC) Contract No.  
19-7242-C3R2.  
(Budget Committee - 4th. Meeting)  
22024  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with  
two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of unmanned aircraft  
systems, supplies, and equipment for use by various County departments to  
Unmanned Vehicle Technologies, LLC, of Fayetteville, AR, under the terms  
and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 25-031.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 3rd. Meeting)  
22035  
22037  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a  
Memorandum of Understanding with the Greater Kansas City Building and  
Trades Council, for the period effective immediately up until 2 years from  
now.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION transferring $13,416.00 within the 2025 General Fund and  
authorizing four change orders to the contract with Manatron, Inc., dba  
Aumentum Technologies of Niagara Falls, NY, for software and hosting  
improvements at an additional cost to the County in the amount of  
$33,416.00  
(Budget Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
22038  
A RESOLUTION proposing a 30-day joint study between Jackson County  
and the City of Kansas City, Missouri to explore the feasibility of utilizing the  
existing Jackson County Detention Center as a temporary jail facility for the  
City following the County’s transition to its new detention center in January  
2026, under a cooperative agreement at no cost to the City provided it  
assumes maintenance and operating costs, and directing that such study  
proceed concurrently with the City’s solicitation of bids for a temporary jail.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 2nd. Meeting)  
22039  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the purchase of a rotary cutter, utility tractor,  
and mowers for use by the Parks + Rec Department from Van Wall  
Equipment of Lenexa, KS, under the terms and conditions of Sourcewell Ag  
Tractors Contract No. 082923-DAC and Sourcewell Grounds Maintenance  
Contract No. 112624-DAC both existing competitively bid government  
contracts, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $124,853.00.  
(Land Use Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
22040  
22041  
A RESOLUTION establishing a formal grant fund application process for the  
E-911 System Grant Fund and 911 Initiatives.  
(911 Oversight Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of a subscription for  
a license plate recognition camera system for use by the Sheriff’s Office to  
Flock Group, Inc. dba Flock Safety of Atlanta, GA, in the amount of  
$63,996.00 under the terms and conditions of OMNIA Partners - Region 4  
Contract No. R250203, an existing competitively bid government contract.  
(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
22042  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of an annual service  
agreement for x-ray screening equipment for use by the Sheriff’s Office to  
Smiths Detection, Inc., of Edgewood, Maryland at an actual cost to the  
County in the amount of $36,564.00 as a sole source purchase.  
(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
22043  
22044  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of two dump truck  
bed builds 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 $209,486.00.  
(Budget Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION transferring $18,298.00 within the 2025 E-911 System  
Fund and awarding a sixty-month contract for the furnishing of preventative  
maintenance services for the radio communications system used by the  
Sheriff’s Office to Motorola Solutions, Inc. of Chicago, IL, at an actual cost to  
the County in the amount of $111,800.00 for 2025 under the terms and  
conditions of State of Missouri Contract No. MT250038001, an existing  
competitively bid government contract.  
(911 Oversight Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
22047  
A RESOLUTION transferring $150,000.00 within the 2025 Anti-Crime Sales  
Tax Fund to fully fund the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office’s 2025 Law  
Enforcement School Based Initiative.  
(Anti-Crime Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
22049  
22050  
A RESOLUTION setting the parameters for which the legislature will select  
an interim county executive if the duly elected executive is recalled.  
(Rules Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION setting the parameters in which Executive authority is  
temporarily limited to preserve from irreputable harm by a potentially  
recalled executive.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Meeting )  
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CONSENT AGENDA  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
6026  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the  
Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 17.68± acre tract from  
District AG (Agricultural) to District RR (Residential Ranchette).  
6027  
6028  
AN ORDINANCE vacating a portion of an unnamed and unimproved right of  
way within Breezy Meadows, a subdivision in Jackson County.  
AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the  
Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 10.13± acre tract from  
District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).  
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6030  
6031  
6032  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $69,345.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2025 Grant Fund, in acceptance of a three-month extension  
of the VOCA Grant awarded to the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office by  
the Missouri Department of Social Services.  
(Introduced by Donna Peyton)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $69,345.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2025 Grant Fund, in acceptance of a three-month extension  
of the VOCA Grant awarded to the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office by  
the Missouri Department of Social Services.  
(Introduced by Donna Peyton)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $566,113.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2025 Grant Fund in acceptance of the OSCA Juvenile Justice  
Program Assistance Grant received from the Missouri Office of State Courts  
Administrator.  
(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $10,000.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2025 Grant Fund in acceptance of the OSCA Domestic  
Relations Resolution Fund Mediation grant received from the Missouri  
Office of State Courts Administrator.  
(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
22051  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute an addendum  
to a Legal Services Agreement with Cheri Simpkins of Lee’s Summit, MO,  
under the terms and conditions of Request for Qualifications No. 24-060, at  
a cost to the County of $600.00 per day not to exceed $40,000.00.  
(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)  
22052  
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 $65,000.00.  
(Introduced by DaRon McGee)  
22053  
22054  
22055  
22056  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute a Legal  
Services Agreement with Anne Baggott of Denton’s Law Firm at an  
aggregate cost to the County not to exceed $50,000.00, for services to be  
performed in 2025.  
(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)  
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 $46,705.00.  
(Introduced by Jalen Anderson)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of the National  
Automobile Dealers’ Association price guide for use by the Assessment  
Department to J.D. Power of Troy, Michigan, as a sole source purchase, at  
an actual cost to the County not to exceed $170,365.00.  
(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)  
A RESOLUTION transferring $38,496.00 within the 2025 General Fund and  
awarding a contract for the purchase of handheld narcotics analyzers to  
Thermo Fisher Scientific of Tewksbury, MA under the terms and conditions  
of GSA Contract No. GS-07F-6099R, an existing competitively bid  
government contract for use by the Sheriff’s Office.  
(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)  
22057  
22058  
22059  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twenty-four-month contract for annual software  
maintenance and support services for use by the COMBAT Administrative  
Division of the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office to CivicPlus of  
Manhattan, KS, as a sole source purchase, at an actual cost to the County in  
the amount of $13,741.00.  
(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a nineteen-month term and supply contract, with  
three twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of ice machine rental  
services for use by various County Departments to Easy Ice, of Lenexa, KS,  
under the terms and conditions set forth in 16th Judicial Circuit of Missouri  
Contract No. 10002261, an existing competitively bid government contract.  
(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office to execute  
a Memorandum of Understanding for the terms and conditions of  
employment with West Central Missouri Regional Lodge #50 of the  
Fraternal Order of Police.  
(Introduced by Sean E. Smith)  
22060  
A RESOLUTION recognizing and congratulating Jackson County Public  
Health on earning national accreditation from the Public Health Accreditation  
Board.  
(Introduced by DaRon McGee, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Jalen  
Anderson, Charlie Franklin, Venessa Huskey, Jeanie Lauer, Megan L.  
Smith and Sean E. Smith)  
A RESOLUTION honoring Anna Munguia an emerging leader.  
22061  
22062  
22063  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION honoring Anthony “AO” Oropeza, an artist and designer.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION honoring Deputy Chief Luis Ortiz and his work at the  
Kansas City Police Department.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION honoring Joe Arce, a journalist and community leader.  
22064  
22065  
22066  
22067  
22068  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION honoring Laedan Galicia the artist.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION honoring Vania Soto the artist.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION honoring Xavier Loya a firefighter and advocate.  
(Introduced by Manuel Abarca IV)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the purchase of pistol sights for use  
by the Sheriff’s Office to GT Distributors, Inc., of Pflugerville, TX, under the  
terms and conditions of State of Missouri Contract No. CC250070007, an  
existing competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the  
County in the amount of $40,316.00.  
(Introduced by Venessa Huskey)  
22069  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a sixty-month  
extension to the lease with BRE Space Kansas City, LLC, of Independence,  
MO, for records storage space for use by the Recorder of Deeds  
Department and the 16th Judicial Circuit Court of Jackson County, at an  
initial annual cost to the County in the amount of $280,000.00, as a sole  
source purchase.  
(Introduced by Charlie Franklin)  
22070  
A RESOLUTION transferring $30,000.00 within the 2025 General Fund and  
awarding a ten-month term and supply contract with one twelve-month option  
to extend for the furnishing of print and mail services for use by the  
Collection Department to Lineage Mailing Services, LLC of Kansas City,  
MO, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $170,000.00 under the  
terms and conditions of Clay County, Missouri Contract No. 2025-209, an  
existing competitively bid government contract.  
(Budget Committee - 1st. Meeting )  
22071  
22072  
A RESOLUTION appointing _______________as Jackson County  
Executive.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Meeting )  
A RESOLUTION establishing the application process, procedures, and  
eligibility criteria for candidates seeking appointment to the Office of  
Jackson County Executive following the removal of Jackson County  
Executive Frank White, Jr., in accordance with the Jackson County Charter.  
The Jackson County Legislature has the authority to appoint an appointee to  
hold the Office of Jackson County Executive.  
(Legislature As A Whole - 1st. Meeting )  
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
25-18  
INITIAL APPOINTMENT TO THE JACKSON COUNTY SENIOR SERVICES  
FUND BOARD  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
Executive Order 25-16 - Appointment of the Director of Finance  
Executive Order 25-17 - Appointment to the Children's Services Fund  
The County Executive's office contacted both appointees named in the  
above Executive Orders. Ms. Colter and Ms. Templeton are unable to attend  
the legislative meeting on October 6, 2025, as requested by the County  
Legislature.  
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NEW BUSINESS  
ADJOURNMENT  
The next legislative meeting is scheduled to be held on Thursday, October 9,  
2025 at 10:00 A.M. at the Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street,  
Kansas City, Missouri, 2nd Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.