Mar 16, 2026 Inter-Governmental Affairs Committee

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MY NAME IS JAYLEN ANDERSON.

I'M CHAIR OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE.

UH, TODAY I'M JOINED BY LEGISLATOR HUSKY.

UM, LEGISLATOR FRANKLIN IS HERE AS WELL, IF YOU'D LIKE TO, UH, LEGISLATOR MEGAN SMITH.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SIT IN ON THIS OR? SURE.

I CAN SIT IN, BUT THE CAMERA IN THE CHAMBERS IS NOT ON.

IT'S NOT WORKING.

THAT'S WHY I CAN'T SEE ANYTHING.

OH, WHAT ABOUT, THERE IT IS.

OKAY.

WELL, IF YOU'D LIKE, IF YOU WOULD, IF YOU DO.

OKAY, THANK YOU MA'AM.

ALRIGHT.

TODAY WE HAVE, UH, WELL, I'LL WAIT FOR CHARLIE TO SIT DOWN.

I'M NOT GONNA, I DON'T WANNA RUSH YOU.

I'M SORRY.

UM, WE HAVE ORDINANCES

[ORDINANCES IN COMMITTEE]

[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.]

QUESTION TO AMEND THE JACKSON COUNTY CHARTER WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

UM, LEGISLATOR SMITH, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THIS LEGISLATION? UH, MY, MY RECOLLECTION IS THAT WE DID PASS THE AMENDMENT TO IT TO CHANGE THE ELECTION DATE TO AN AUGUST ELECTION.

UH, I, I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT THE LAST ACTION ON THIS WAS.

AND, UM, JUST AS I'VE STATED BEFORE, I THINK, UM, HAVING AN INDEPENDENTLY ELECTED AUDITOR WOULD BE A, UH, WAY TO HELP IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY'S TRUST IN, UH, IN THE COUNTY IN OUR FINANCES.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR LEGISLATOR? SEAN SMITH, IS THERE ANY ACTION? HOLD, ADOPT, DON'T ADOPT.

WHAT'S OUR THOUGHTS HERE? I WOULD MOVE THAT WE HOLD.

OKAY.

WE'LL HOLD THAT IN COMMITTEE IF THERE'S NO OBJECTIONS.

OKAY.

UH, WE'LL

[RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE]

[A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Mid-America Regional Council Solid Waste Management District to provide access to the regional household hazardous waste centers for the residents of the unincorporated areas of Jackson County, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $27,325.00.]

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO EXECUTE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH MIDAMERICA REGIONAL COUNCIL, SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DISTRICT TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE REGIONAL HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE CENTERS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF JACKSON COUNTY AND THE ACTUAL COST TO THE COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $27,325.

YES, MA'AM.

IES WITH ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, WE'VE PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM FOR 27 YEARS, I BELIEVE, AND UM, LAST YEAR WE TOOK IN 26,000 POUNDS OF HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE THAT WE SAVED FROM GOING INTO THE LAKES AND STREAMS IN JACKSON COUNTY.

SO WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO PARTICIPATE AGAIN.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK THAT'S AN EXCELLENT IDEA.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? YES.

YEAH, MOVE TO, AYE.

IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND.

OKAY.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE.

THOSE A, THIS WILL BE RECOMMENDED TO THE GENERAL BODY FOR ADOPTION.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE TO COME BEFORE INTERGOVERNMENTAL? OH, AND I DID WANNA MENTION, UM, UM, I WILL BE WORKING ON, UH, US HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH OUR, UM, UM, OUR LOBBYIST BECAUSE WE WANT TO TRY TO GET SOMETHING UNDERSTOOD ABOUT THE BUDGET, ESPECIALLY WHAT WAS JUST MENTIONED IN THE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE.

UM, SO, UH, I'LL BE WORKING ON SOMETHING, UH, IN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO TO SEND OUT TALL MEMBERS TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT MAYBE WHAT OUR TOP FIVE OR TOP 10 ISSUES ARE, UH, SO THAT WE CAN, UH, STAY ON TOP OF THAT, UM, DOWN IN JEFFERSON CITY.

ALSO TO UNDERSTAND MORE SO THE, UH, PROPERTY TAX LEGISLATION THAT'S COMING THROUGH IN JEFFERSON CITY AND HOW THAT MIGHT AFFECT, UH, THE COUNTY IN AND OF ITSELF.

UM, BUT ANYWAY, JUST WANTED TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW.

THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I'VE BEEN THINKING THROUGH.

UH, ANYWAY, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, WE'RE ADJOURNED.