Jackson County Missouri  
JOURNAL  
Jackson County Courthouse  
415 E.12th Street, 2nd floor  
Kansas City, Missouri 64106  
(816)881-3242  
County Legislature  
Charlie Franklin (3rd) Chairman,  
Office of  
Theresa Cass Galvin (6th) Vice Chairman,  
Mary Jo Spino  
Jalen Anderson (1st AL), Crystal Williams (2nd AL), Tony Miller (3rd AL),  
Scott Burnett (1st), Ronald E. Finley (2nd), Dan Tarwater III (4th),  
Jeanie Lauer (5th)  
Clerk of the County Legislature  
Monday, October 3, 2022  
10:00 AM  
Thirty-eighth Regular Meeting  
K.C. Legislative Assembly Area, Kansas City, Missouri  
Charlie Franklin, Chairman, called the meeting of the Jackson County Legislature to order.  
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ROLL CALL  
Present 9 -  
Charlie Franklin, Theresa Cass Galvin, Jalen Anderson, Crystal  
Williams, Tony Miller, Scott Burnett, Ronald E. Finley, Dan Tarwater  
III and Jeanie Lauer  
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THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
Recited.  
APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING  
A motion was made by Dan Tarwater III, seconded by Theresa Cass Galvin  
to approve the journal of the previous meeting held on September 26, 2022.  
The motion passed by a voice vote.  
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HEARINGS  
None.  
COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE  
Frank White, Jr., County Executive, said he was honored to attend the  
ceremony at the U.S. Capitol to install President Harry S Truman's statue  
in the Capitol Rotunda. He hopes this event will encourage recognition of  
President Truman's contributions and increase visitors to the Truman  
Presidential Library.  
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PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE  
5667  
AN ORDINANCE authorizing the issuance of special obligation bonds  
(Justice with Dignity Project) Series 2022A of Jackson County, Missouri,  
and authorizing certain other documents and actions in connection therewith.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 2nd. Perfection)  
5668  
5669  
5670  
5671  
Finance and Audit Committee moved to perfect. Consent Agenda.  
Budget Committee moved to perfect. Consent Agenda.  
Budget Committee moved to perfect. Consent Agenda.  
Legislature As A Whole moved to perfect.  
Ronald E. Finley, objected to the Consent Agenda.  
Crystal Williams, County Legislator, said this ordinance puts the County  
code in line with current practices. Lots of people have medical marijuana  
cards and polling suggests recreational marijuana will pass on the  
November ballot. This ordinance makes exceptions for law enforcement  
personnel or staff positions that require operating machinery.  
Jeanie Lauer, County Legislator, asked if this will impact workers’  
compensation. Troy Schulte, County Administrator, said the ordinance  
applies to pre-employment screening and will not impact workers'  
compensation. Associates still have a requirement to not be impaired on  
the job and some positions will continue to have random drug screening.  
Sylvyia Stevenson, Chief Administrative Officer, said under current  
practice, all applicants undergo pre-employment drug testing. The County  
does not disqualify a candidate who tests positive for marijuana. The  
County’s pre-employment drug testing policy is vague and does not  
specify what drugs are tested. This ordinance will spell out more clearly the  
County’s practices. Crystal Williams said this is why the policy needs to be  
spelled out in our code so the practice is applied fairly.  
Dan Tarwater III, County Legislator, said if someone is hurt on the job, they  
can still be denied a workers’ compensation claim if they are impaired.  
Ronald E. Finley, County Legislator, asked if it is still illegal under federal  
law to use marijuana. Crystal Williams responded that marijuana laws are  
not being enforced in Jackson County. Ms. Williams said many people  
have medical marijuana cards and it is largely legal in Missouri. Mr.  
Finley said he understands there is a ballot issue to legalize recreational  
marijuana. Marijuana use is still illegal under the law.  
Theresa Cass Galvin, County Legislator, said the City of Kansas City  
recently passed a similar ordinance. This is making the County in line with  
practices across the street. Jay Haden, Chief Deputy County Counselor,  
said this ordinance is nearly identical to the ordinance passed by the City.  
Sylvyia Stevenson said the current personnel policy states that associates  
operating machinery are drug tested. It does not specifically say they are  
tested for marijuana. Associates who do no operate a vehicle or  
machinery as part of their employment may test positive for marijuana, but  
that does not disqualify them from employment with the County. The  
policy does not list which drugs are tested for in the pre-employment drug  
screening. The current practice is vague.  
5671  
5671  
A motion was made by Theresa Cass Galvin, seconded by Jalen Anderson  
to perfect Ordinance #5671. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
(PERFECTED)  
A motion was made by Theresa Cass Galvin, seconded by Jalen Anderson,  
to adopt Ordinance #5671, repealing section 720., Jackson County Code,  
1984, relating to County hiring practices and enacting, in lieu thereof, one  
new section relating to the same subject. The motion passed by a roll call  
vote:  
Yes: 8 -  
Charlie Franklin, Theresa Cass Galvin, Jalen Anderson, Crystal  
Williams, Tony Miller, Scott Burnett, Dan Tarwater III and Jeanie  
Lauer  
No: 1 - Ronald E. Finley  
(ADOPTED)  
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FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES  
None.  
RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE  
21041  
A motion was made by Theresa Cass Galvin, seconded by Dan Tarwater III,  
to approve the Budget Committee Amendment dated October 3, 2022 for  
Resolution #21041, to delete the figure "13,560.00" and insert the figure  
"23,621.00" in the heading and body on page one and the fiscal note on  
page four. The motion passed by a voice vote. Consent Agenda.  
21047  
21048  
Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Justice and Law Enforcement Committee moved to adopt.  
Jalen Anderson objected to the Consent Agenda.  
21048  
A motion was made by Ronald E. Finley, seconded by Dan Tarwater III, to  
adopt Resolution #21048, awarding a contract for the furnishing of five  
police sedans for use by the Sheriff’s Office to Landmark Dodge of  
Independence, MO, under the terms and conditions of State of Missouri  
Contract No. CC220022002, a cooperatively bid government contract for  
government entities state wide, at an actual cost to the County in the amount  
of $145,755.00. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 7 -  
Charlie Franklin, Theresa Cass Galvin, Tony Miller, Scott Burnett,  
Ronald E. Finley, Dan Tarwater III and Jeanie Lauer  
No: 2 - Jalen Anderson and Crystal Williams  
(ADOPTED)  
21049  
21050  
21051  
Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Health and Environment Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Budget Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
A motion was made by Theresa Cass Galvin, seconded by Tony Miller to  
waive the reading of Resolution #21052. The motion passed by a voice  
vote.  
21052  
A motion was made by Theresa Cass Galvin, seconded by Dan Tarwater III,  
to approve the Budget Committee Amendment dated October 3, 2022 for  
Resolution #21052, to insert the phrase "with one twelve-month option to  
extend" after the word "contracts" in the heading, to insert the phrase  
"twelve-month contracts with one twelve-month option to extend for" after the  
word "recommends" and to delete the word "purchases" and insert the  
phrase "purchase of these goods" all in the second paragraph on page one.  
The motion passed by a voice vote. Consent Agenda.  
21053  
21054  
21055  
Public Works Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Budget Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
Finance and Audit Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.  
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CONSENT AGENDA  
5668  
AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 1121., 1130., 1131., 1136., and 1137.,  
Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to sale of property owned by Jackson  
County, also known as surplus policy, and enacting, in lieu thereof, six new  
sections relating to the same subject.  
(PERFECTED)  
5669  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $35,000.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2022 Health Fund to cover an unanticipated budgetary  
shortfall within the indigent cremation and burials account.  
(PERFECTED)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $253,570.00 from the undesignated fund  
5670  
balance of the 2022 County Improvement Fund and authorizing the County  
Executive to execute an Amendment to the Cooperative Agreement with the  
Community Services League of Independence, MO, to provide funding for  
demolition and water service in connection with the detention center project  
at a cost to the County not to exceed $253,570.00.  
(PERFECTED)  
21041  
A RESOLUTION transferring $13,560.00 within the 2022 Park Fund and  
awarding a contract for the furnishing of law enforcement video equipment  
for use by the Parks + Rec Department to Motorola Solutions of Chicago, IL,  
under the terms and conditions of Oklahoma Office of Management &  
Enterprise Services Contract No. OK-MO-145 OK # SW1057, an existing  
competitively bid government contract, at an actual cost to the County in the  
amount of $23,621.00.  
(ADOPTED)  
21047  
21049  
21050  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Counselor to execute a Legal  
Services Agreement and Addendums to existing Legal Services  
Agreements with certain lawyers and law firms at an aggregate cost to the  
County not to exceed $125,300.00, for services to be performed in 2022.  
(ADOPTED)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a License and  
Professional Services Agreement with Audacy-Kansas City, LLC, d/b/a  
KZPT, for the sponsorship of an event at Longview Lake, at an actual cost to  
the County in the amount of $24,500.00.  
(ADOPTED)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract with one  
twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of mortuary services for use  
by the Medical Examiner’s and Public Administrator’s Offices to  
Muehlebach Mortuary, Inc., of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and  
conditions of Request for Proposals No. 71-22.  
(ADOPTED)  
21051  
21052  
A RESOLUTION transferring $18,000.00 within the 2022 General Fund and  
awarding a contract for the furnishing of law enforcement night vision  
equipment for use by the Sheriff’s Office to Steele Industries, Inc., of  
Sarasota, FL at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $18,000.00.  
(ADOPTED)  
A RESOLUTION awarding twelve-month term and supply contracts with one  
twelve-month option to extend for the furnishing of personal computers and  
miscellaneous computer hardware and software for use by various County  
departments to SHI International Corp. of Somerset, New Jersey,  
ConvergeOne of Overland Park, Kansas, and Dell Financial of Round Rock,  
Texas, under the terms and conditions set forth in State of Missouri Contract  
No. CT 220337001, Midwestern Higher Education Commission Contract  
No. MHEC-04152022, and Cooperating School Districts of Greater Kansas  
City Contract No. CO62518, all existing competitively-bid government  
contracts.  
(ADOPTED)  
21053  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the furnishing of a service truck for  
use by the Public Works Department to Viking-Cives Midwest of Morley,  
MO, under the terms and conditions set forth in Sourcewell (formerly  
National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA)) Contract No. 080818-VCM, an  
existing, competitively bid, government contract, at an actual cost to the  
County in the amount of $100,462.00  
(ADOPTED)  
21054  
21055  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract with one  
twelve-month option to extend for the furnishing of pest management  
services for use by various County departments to Smithereen Pest  
Management of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of  
invitation to Bid No. 27-22.  
(ADOPTED)  
A RESOLUTION transferring $65,000.00 within the 2022 American Rescue  
Plan Fund for use by the Jackson County Department of Corrections to  
acquire critical supplies and equipment necessary in connection with the  
fight against the ongoing Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.  
(ADOPTED)  
Ordinances #5668, #5669 and #5670 were moved to the Consent Agenda  
for perfection. Resolutions #21041, #21047, #21049, #21050, #21051,  
#21052, #21053, #21054, and #21055 were moved to the Consent  
Agenda for adoption.  
A motion was made by Dan Tarwater III, seconded by Theresa Cass Galvin,  
to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 9 -  
Charlie Franklin, Theresa Cass Galvin, Jalen Anderson, Crystal  
Williams, Tony Miller, Scott Burnett, Ronald E. Finley, Dan Tarwater  
III and Jeanie Lauer  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
5672  
Appropriating $11,302.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2022  
Park Fund and authorizing the County Executive to execute an easement in  
favor of Beazer East, Inc., of Pittsburgh, PA, to allow for a permanent access  
easement across a portion of the Rock Island Rail Corridor.  
(Assigned to the Budget Committee.)  
5673  
Appropriating $16,500.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2022  
Grant Fund and authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute a  
Supplemental Agreement to the Engineering Services Contract with  
Anderson Engineering, Inc., of Kansas City, MO for the Federal Project  
BRO-B048(59), at an additional cost to the County not to exceed  
$16,500.00.  
(Assigned to the Budget Committee.)  
Jay Haden, Chief Deputy County Counselor, said a public hearing was not  
needed on Ordinances #5672 or #5673 since it is new money or money  
not yet received. Crissy Wooderson, Legislative Auditor, agreed.  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
21056  
Authorizing the County Executive to execute a Cooperative Agreement with  
the Fort Osage School District for one deputy to serve as the School  
Resource Officer at Fort Osage High School, for a fee of $95,415.48  
payable to the County.  
(Assigned to the Justice and Law Enforcement Committee.)  
21057  
Awarding a twelve-month contract, with three twelve-month options to  
extend, for training, consulting services, and software maintenance for the  
Mobile Assessor software for use by the Assessment Department to Data  
Cloud Solutions of Springfield, OH, as a sole source purchase, at an actual  
cost to the County in the amount of $101,603.00.  
(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)  
21058  
21059  
Awarding twelve-month term and supply contracts with one twelve-month  
option to extend for park site furnishings for use by the Parks + Rec  
Department to Fry & Associates of Kansas City, MO, and R.J. Thomas  
Manufacturing, of Cherokee, IA, under the terms and conditions of invitation  
to Bid No. 67-22.  
(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)  
A motion was made by Ronald E. Finley, seconded by Dan Tarwater III, to  
adopt Resolution #21059, authorizing an extension to the 2019 Justice  
Assistance grant awarded by the United States Department of Justice, at no  
cost to the County. The motion passed by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 9 -  
Charlie Franklin, Theresa Cass Galvin, Jalen Anderson, Crystal  
Williams, Tony Miller, Scott Burnett, Ronald E. Finley, Dan Tarwater  
III and Jeanie Lauer  
(ADOPTED)  
21060  
A motion was made by Ronald E. Finley, seconded by Tony Miller, to adopt  
Resolution #21060, authorizing an extension to the Prosecuting Attorney’s  
Office’s Special Assistant United States Attorney program grant awarded by  
the U.S. Department of Justice, at no cost to the County. The motion passed  
by a roll call vote:  
Yes: 9 -  
Charlie Franklin, Theresa Cass Galvin, Jalen Anderson, Crystal  
Williams, Tony Miller, Scott Burnett, Ronald E. Finley, Dan Tarwater  
III and Jeanie Lauer  
(ADOPTED)  
21061  
21062  
Establishing the repeal of section 188.017 of the Revised Statutes of  
Missouri, which bans abortion at any stage of pregnancy without exception  
for rape or incest, as a high priority for inclusion in Jackson County’s  
legislative package before the 2023 session of the Missouri General  
Assembly.  
(Assigned to the Health and Environment Committee.)  
Awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract with one twelve-month  
option to extend to Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, MO, for the  
furnishing of employee group health insurance as an employee benefit for  
use countywide.  
(Assigned to the Health and Environment Committee.)  
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
None.  
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
None.  
NEW BUSINESS  
Scott Burnett, County Legislator, invited his fellow legislators, staff, and  
administration personnel to join him on Sunday, October 30, 2022 at Tower  
Tavern, located at 30th and Oak Street, for a party to celebrate his  
retirement from the legislature.  
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ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by Dan Tarwater III, seconded by Theresa Cass Galvin,  
to adjourn the meeting. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
Meeting adjourned until Monday, October 10, 2022 at 10:00 A.M. at the  
Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri,  
2nd Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.