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, January 29, 2024

3:00 PM

Third 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 Sean E. Smith, seconded by Venessa Huskey to

approve the journal of the previous meeting held on January 22, 2024. The

motion passed by a voice vote.

HEARINGS

None.

COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE

Frank White, Jr., County Executive, congratulated the Kansas City Chiefs on

their win against the Baltimore Ravens. He wished them luck in the Super

Bowl.

Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator, asked for an update on the Workday

system and asked why it did not go live today. Sylvya Stevenson, Chief

Administrative Officer, said the Administration successfully implemented the

Human Resources functions of Workday on December 18, 2023. They

expect to go live with the Finance portion of Workday on Thursday, February

1, 2024. Workday staff and the project manager continue to train staff. Ms.

Stevenson said it is important that the Finance Department and the Finance

Director have a level of comfort in using the system and making sure the

data is ready to go live. The department wants to ensure that the

reconciliation and data are accurate in the system before going live. Ms.

Stevenson said payroll is working, but the procurement portion is delayed.

Mr. Abarca asked about the SB190 implementation. Caleb Clifford, Chief of

Staff, said the Collections Department is working with the County

Counselor’s Office on the implementation process. They plan to have an

update next week. He said there are not specifics on the application

process at this time. Mr. Abarca asked about the re-opening of the appeals

process with the Board of Equalization. Troy Schulte, County Administrator,

said the hearing officer reviews restarted today. The Administration sent

emails to 8,700 taxpayers with outstanding appeals to see if taxpayers

wanted to meet with Hearing Officers at a time they choose. About 800

taxpayers have requested appointments. Today the hearing officers heard

27 appeals and resolved 23 of those. It will be a quick process to issue a

refund if the taxes were not paid under protest.

Mr. Abarca asked about the delay with the Workday implementation and

access to the 2024 budget. Mr. Schulte said they can generate a budget

document for all legislators. They want to make sure the starting point is

correct, before going live with the financial portion of Workday. The Finance

Department is checking that balances are correct in the system so as

funding moves forward, it is accurate. If there are critical bills to be paid,

there are workarounds, so departments should contact Bob Crutsinger or

Troy Schulte. The County did not have a budget approved last year until after

February 1, so this should not be an issue this year. He said figuring out the

kinks is always a bumpy process. The system should be ready to go with a

clean starting point on Thursday, February 1.

PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE

5823

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.

(Finance and Audit Committee - 1st. Perfection)

5824

AN ORDINANCE appropriating $22,000,000.00 from the undesignated fund

balance of the General Fund and authorizing the construction of two floors of

office space in the Health Sciences building for use by University Health.

(Budget Committee - 4th. Perfection)

FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES

None.

RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE

21509

21510

21512

Anti-Crime Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.

Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.

A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute two

amendments to the contract with J.E. Dunn-Axiom of Kansas City, MO, for

the construction of the new Jackson County Detention Center to cover

Component Packages 2B and 2C related to the furnishing of services,

labor, and materials for the footing, foundation, and structural portions of the

of the new Detention Center Project, at a cost to the County not to exceed

$193,996,230.00.

(Public Works Committee - 1st. Meeting)

Jalen Anderson, County Legislator, informed J.E. Dunn-Axiom of Kansas

City, Missouri that he expects a report on February 5th regarding prevailing

wage on this project. He also stated this legislation will not move forward

until this issue is resolved.

21513

A motion was made by Jalen Anderson, seconded by Sean E. Smith, to

approve the Budget Committee Amendment dated January 29, 2024 for

Resolution #21513, to delete the number "6" and insert the number "9" in the

figure "66,000,000.00" to reflect the correct balance of "69,000,000.00" in

the second paragraph on page two. The motion passed by a voice vote.

Consent Agenda.

Manuel Abarca IV asked why the amount of ARPA funds increased by $3

million dollars. Troy Schulte responded the Finance Department is

reviewing it and will report back.

21514

Budget Committee moved to adopt. Consent Agenda.

CONSENT AGENDA

21509

21510

A RESOLUTION authorizing an extension to the contract for rebranding

services with TICO Productions of Kansas City, Missouri, for use by

COMBAT staff at no additional cost to the County.

(ADOPTED)

A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an

Intergovernmental Cooperative Agreement with the City of Independence,

Missouri, for the use of certain County property for a civic event, at no cost to

the County.

(ADOPTED)

21513

21514

A RESOLUTION expressing the intent of the Legislature to work with the

County Executive to develop a plan to commit federal American Rescue

Plan (ARPA) funds.

(ADOPTED)

A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for the maintenance of software 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 $42,399.00 for

2024, as a sole source purchase.

(ADOPTED)

Resolutions #21509, #21510, #21513 and #21514 were moved to the

Consent Agenda for adoption.

A motion was made by Jalen Anderson, seconded by Manuel Abarca IV, to

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

Yes: 9 -

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

Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, DaRon

McGee and Sean E. Smith

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

None.

INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE

21515

Awarding twenty-four-month term and supply contracts, with two

twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of beer for resale by the

Parks + Rec Department to County Beverage Company of Lee’s Summit,

MO, and Central States Beverage Company of Kansas City, MO, as

proprietary purchases.

(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)

21516

21517

Authorizing the County Executive to execute a permanent utility and a

temporary construction easement in favor of the City of Raytown, MO,

across a portion of the Rock Island Corridor, for a fee payable to the County.

(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)

Awarding a twenty-four-month term and supply contract, with one

twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of general grading and

earthwork services for use by various County Departments to She Digs It,

LLC, of Blue Springs, MO, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid

No. 23-054.

(Assigned to the Finance and Audit Committee.)

21518

21519

Expressing the continued opposition by the Legislature to a proposed

landfill in the southeastern portion of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, near

the city limits of the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri and expressing

continued support of Missouri Senate Bills 739, 769, and 1751.

(Assigned to the Rules Committee.)

Authorizing the County Executive or the Chairman of the Legislature to sell

the County-owned property located at 1300 Washington Street, Kansas

City, MO 64105 via the competitive bidding process.

(Assigned to the Land Use Committee.)

COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS

24-01

I hereby appoint Anthony Mitts as Interim Director of Collections, effective

immediately, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Mari Ruck.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Jeanie Lauer, Chairman, reminded legislators that all legislation requiring a

fiscal note must have attached prior to introduction.

NEW BUSINESS

Jeanie Lauer announced that due to the National Association of Counties

Conference, it is necessary to cancel the February 12, 2024 Legislative

meeting. A new date will be determined soon.

ADJOURNMENT

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

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

Meeting adjourned until Monday, February 5, 2024 at 3:00 P.M. at the

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

Floor, Legislative Assembly Area.