Jackson County Missouri  
JOURNAL  
Jackson County Courthouse  
415 E.12th Street, 2nd floor  
Kansas City, Missouri 64106  
(816)881-3242  
County Legislature  
DaRon McGee (4th) 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),  
Jeanie Lauer (5th), Sean E. Smith (6th)  
Clerk of the County Legislature  
Friday, May 5, 2023  
1:00 PM  
Eighteenth Regular Meeting  
K.C. Legislative Assembly Area, Kansas City, Missouri  
DaRon McGee, Chairman, called the meeting of the Jackson County Legislature to order.  
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ROLL CALL  
Present 8 -  
DaRon McGee, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton,  
Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin and Sean E.  
Smith  
Absent 1 - Jeanie Lauer  
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THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
Recited.  
APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Megan L. Marshall  
to approve the journal of the previous meeting held on May 04, 2023. The  
motion passed by a voice vote.  
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HEARINGS  
None.  
COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE  
None.  
PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE  
A motion was made by Megan Marshall, seconded Manuel Abarca IV, to  
waive the reading of Ordinances #5739, #5740 and #5741. The motion  
passed by a voice vote.  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $12,500.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2023 Recorder’s Fee Fund to cover increased rent costs for  
the County Records Center.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 2nd. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE appropriating $3,500,000.00 from the undesignated fund  
balance of the 2023 American Rescue Plan Fund to support the COVID-19  
recovery efforts of the Jackson County Health Department and supporting  
public health infrastructure for the 2023 fiscal year.  
(Budget Committee - 2nd. Perfection)  
AN ORDINANCE imposing a countywide sales tax of three percent on all  
tangible personal property retail sales of adult use, non-medicinal marijuana.  
(Budget Committee - 2nd. Perfection)  
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FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES  
None.  
RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded Megan Marshall, to  
waive the reading of Resolutions #21225, #21256, #21257, #21258,  
#21260 and #21262. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
A RESOLUTION recognizing the risk and negative impacts of overreliance  
on property taxes to fund critical governmental functions.  
(Land Use Committee - 5th. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with  
one twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of vehicle rental  
services for use by various County departments to Enterprise Leasing  
Company of Kansas, LLC, of Merriam, KS, under the terms and conditions  
of Request for Proposals No. 23-007.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with  
two twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of steam HVAC parts  
for use by the Facilities Management Division of the Public Works  
Department to Spence Engineering/Control Products of Fenton, MO, as a  
sole source purchase.  
(Public Works Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for video closed captioning services  
for use by the Office of the Clerk of the County Legislature to Granicus of St.  
Paul, MN, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $23,695.00 for  
2023, as a sole source purchase.  
(Finance and Audit Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the Sheriff to execute a State Plan of Operation  
and Application for Participation relating to the Missouri Department of  
Public Safety and the U.S. Department of Defense’s Law Enforcement  
Support Office Program (LESO), at no cost to the County.  
(Justice and Law Enforcement Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a Community  
Assistance Program Agreement renewal with the Missouri Department of  
Conservation, at no additional cost to the County.  
(Land Use Committee - 2nd. Meeting)  
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CONSENT AGENDA  
None.  
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INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
None.  
INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE  
None.  
COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS  
None.  
UNFINISHED BUSINESS  
None.  
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NEW BUSINESS  
None.  
ADJOURNMENT  
A motion was made by Manuel Abarca IV, seconded by Venessa Huskey, to  
adjourn the meeting. The motion passed by a voice vote.  
Meeting adjourned until Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 3:00 P.M. at the  
Jackson County Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, Missouri,  
2nd Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.