Jun 01, 2026 Justice & Law Enforcement Committee

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THE TIME IS 2 43.

WE WILL START JUSTICE AND LAW COMMITTEE.

MY NAME IS MANUEL BARK.

I'M THE CHAIR.

UH, WE HAVE WITH US LEGISLATOR PEYTON.

AND I'LL ASK LEGISLATOR SMITH TO SIT IN WITH US.

UH, ORDINANCES

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[6083 AN ORDINANCE appropriating an additional $34,970.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Anti-Crime Sales Tax Grant Fund, in acceptance of the 2024 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant awarded to the Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force.]

ASK FORCE.

JOIN US.

ALL RIGHT, DRUG TASK FORCE, UH, AND OCTOBER EARNED JUSTICE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM, UH, THAT PROGRAM, THAT GRANT, AND THEY EXTENDED THE GRANT PERIOD THROUGH JUNE OF THIS YEAR.

SO THIS WAS REQUEST TO ACCEPT THOUSAND 9 69 FOR THE JACK GRANT PROGRAM TASK FORCE.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEE NONE.

ANY MOTIONS I MOVE TO? PERFECT.

IS THERE SECOND? SECOND.

BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY THE SIGN OF AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? APPEARS AYES HAVE IT.

THE AYES DO INDEED HAVE IT.

THANK YOU.

MR. CUMMINGS.

RESOLUTIONS AND

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2 2 2 6 6,

[22266 A RESOLUTION awarding a thirty-six-month contract, with two (2) twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of inmate commissary services and kiosks for use by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office Department of Corrections to TurnKey Corrections of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of Request for Proposals No. 26-002.]

MADAM DIRECTOR.

GOOD AFTERNOON, DELORES, DIRECTOR OF CORRECTIONS.

SO THIS IS OUR, UH, CONTRACT FOR COMMISSARY SERVICES FOR THE, IN THE, THE CASH ITSELF.

IT GOES DIRECTLY INTO A MACHINE.

THIS IS A CONTRACT THAT DOESN'T ACTUALLY COST THE COUNTY MONEY.

WE ACTUALLY MAKE MONEY ON THIS CONTRACT, UH, AND ALL THE MONEY MADE FROM THIS EXPENSE TOWARD ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR THOUGHTS? SO GO AHEAD.

VICE CHAIR.

YEAH.

AS, AS LONG AS WE HAVE YOU HERE.

NOT SO, SO MUCH DIRECTLY RELATED TO THIS ORDINANCE, BUT I SAW SOME MEDIA REPORTS AND SOME SOCIAL MEDIA WHERE THE NEW FACILITY HAD SOME CHALLENGES, I THINK WITH HVAC.

UM, IS, IS, IS, ARE YOU AWARE OF THOSE, AND THE REAL QUESTION I GUESS FOR YOU OR THE SHERIFF, UM, IS AS AN OVERSIGHT FUNCTION, HOW DO WE, HOW DO WE KNOW IF THINGS ARE FUNCTIONING WELL IN THE JAIL? LIKE, CAN, CAN THE LEGISLATURE DO A TOUR NOW THAT IT'S OCCUPIED OR HOW'S, HOW'S THAT WORK? UH, I WOULD DEFER THOSE QUESTIONS TO THE SHERIFF.

UH, I WASN'T , UM, BUT I'M SURE ANY REQUEST LIKE THAT WOULD CONSIDER.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

WHAT'S THE CURRENT PROCESS BEING USED RIGHT NOW FOR THIS SYSTEM? SOFTWARE? UH, RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE EXACT SAME SERVICE.

WE JUST HAVE IT THROUGH A DIFFERENT VENDOR THROUGH KEFI.

WE'VE HAD KEFI FOR OVER AT LEAST PROBABLY EIGHT, NINE.

AND IS THERE, IS THIS JUST A LOW BID? IS THAT WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE OR IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN SERVICES? ACTUALLY OFFERING A 60 SOME ODD PERCENT COMMISSION.

COMMISSION.

UM, BUT IN A LOT OF THESE CASES THE VENDOR WILL GIVE YOU A REALLY GOOD COMMISSION, BUT THEY'LL JUST HELP THE PRICE.

SO DO THEY, ARE FOLKS ABLE TO USE THESE SERVICES RIGHT NOW IN THE NEW FACILITY OR IS IT STILL TRANSITIONING? THEY ARE NOW.

UM, WE HAD SEVERAL WEEKS WHERE, UH, THEY ARE USING THE SERVICES FROM THE VENDOR WE HAD AT THE OTHER FACILITY, SO.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR

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SECOND, IS IT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION? IT'S RESOLUTION.

RESOLUTION, YEAH.

UM, BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I THINK THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD ADD IS THAT I WOULD INVITE THE SHERIFF TO JOIN US BECAUSE WE HEAR A LOT THAT WE HAVE TO DEFER COMMENTS TO THE SHERIFF AND THE SHERIFF NEVER APPEARS BEFORE US.

SO IT IS A LITTLE DIFFICULT AS WE'VE SHARED MULTIPLE TIMES FOR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ISSUES TO COME FORTH.

AND AS I'VE EXPRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES, IT'S DIFFICULT TO PASS LEGISLATION TO GET THINGS MOVING WHEN WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING.

AND SO, UH, IF YOU'LL PASS THE WORD AS I'M SURE HE WILL HEAR AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT AGAIN, UM, I I WANNA MAKE THAT CLEAR AS CRYSTAL CLEAR AS POSSIBLE.

UM, SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY THE SIGN OF AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ALL THOSE OPPOSED APPEARS AYES HAVE IT.

THE AYES DO INDEED HAVE IT.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO RESOLUTION

[22270 A RESOLUTION awarding an eleven-month term and supply contract, with four (4) twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of prisoner transportation services for use by the Sheriff’s Office to Security Transport Services, Inc., of Topeka, KS, under the terms and conditions of Johnson County, Kansas Contract No. 2026-014, an existing, competitively bid government contract.]

OF TOPEKA, KANSAS UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSAS.

CONTRACT NUMBER 2 0 2 6 0 1 4 AN EXISTING COMPETITIVELY BID GOVERNMENT CONTRACT? YES, SIR.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIRMAN.

I'M, UH, ACTING SERGEANT MILL WITH THE JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

I CURRENTLY HANDLE CONTINUATION OF EXISTING CONTRACT WITH SCS AT WICHITA.

OKAY.

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? JUST CLARIFY WHAT STS IS DOING.

STS IS A, UH, IS A PRIVATE, UH, COMPANY WE USE FOR OUR TRANSPORTS THAT ARE OVER A SEVEN HOUR DRIVE OUTSIDE OUR AREA.

GOT IT.

AND, UH, THEY HANDLE THAT FOR US, UH, STOP.

SO WE DON'T TRY TO FLY IT AND GOT IT.

A LOT OF EXTRA, EXTRA COST TO OUR DEPUTIES.

WE HAVE TO FLY IT FOR LO AND FOOD.

YEP.

ALL THAT MAKES SENSE.

THANK YOU.

UM, THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT IS INTERESTING.

SO 11 MONTH TERM AND FOUR 12 MONTH OPTIONS.

SO CAN YOU TALK TO US ABOUT THE TERM FOR THAT? UH, AS FAR AS THE TERM AGREEMENTS, I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THEY, THAT'S A LOT OF TERMS FOR RENEWAL FOR TERM AND SUPPLY, WHICH IS WHY I'M A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THE TIMEFRAME THERE.

ANY THOUGHTS ON MODIFYING ANY ISSUES IF WE MODIFY THE TERM OF THAT? I DON'T KNOW THAT WOULD ENTAIL AS FAR AS, UH, I MEAN AS LONG AS WE HAVE THE MONIES AVAILABLE, THEY DO, THEY BID THE CONTRACTS WITH US SURE.

INDIVIDUALLY.

SO CAN I, WE'RE REIMBURSED BY THE STATE OFFICE ALSO.

SURE.

YEAH.

SO VICE MAYBE FOR THE COUNSELOR'S OFFICE.

UM, MY UNDERSTANDING IS IF WE PASS A RESOLUTION THAT SAYS FOR OPTIONS TO EXTEND THAT FOR THOSE FOUR YEARS THAT THE DEPARTMENT CAN EXTEND THE, THE CONTRACT DOESN'T HAVE TO COME BEFORE US AGAIN.

YEAH.

IS THAT ACCURATE? THAT'S CORRECT.

IT'S STILL SUBJECT TO APPROPRIATION FOR THAT FUND, BUT FOR THE CONTRACT ITSELF, IT WOULD NOT HAVE TO COME BACK BEFORE THE BODY.

UM, AND I, I KNOW LEGISLATOR PEYTON, THAT'S A THING THAT YOU'VE OFTEN ADVOCATED FOR IS MAKING SURE THAT WE LEAVE THE NEXT GROUP OF LEGISLATORS TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT ARE YEARS INTO THE FUTURE, RIGHT? IS THIS ONE WHERE YOU'D FEEL LIKE MAYBE TWO 12 MONTH EXTENSIONS OR ONE IS MORE APPROPRIATE? OF COURSE.

TWO, AS YOU WELL KNOW, IS MY PREFERENCE.

HOWEVER, WITHOUT INFORMATION AS TO WHY THERE ARE THE FOUR TERMS, DID THE BIDDER OFFER A SPECIAL RATE FOR THIS TIMEFRAME? UM, AND SO, UM, I WOULD MOVE TO HOLD UNTIL WE GET THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECAUSE WE DON'T WANNA LOSE MONEY EITHER JUST BECAUSE OF MY PREFERENCE THAT WE DON'T HAVE FOUR YEAR RENEWAL TERMS. UM, SO YEAH, I WOULD MOVE TO HOLD.

I I GOT NO OBJECTION.

I MEAN, THIS, THIS WOULD LAPSE THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE CYCLE, SO YEAH.

SO IS, IS THERE AN EXISTING CONTRACT NOW? LIKE ARE THEY PROVI AND DO YOU KNOW WHEN THAT EXPIRES? OKAY.

UM, YEAH, I, I, OKAY.

I, I GUESS A HOLD FOR A WEEK AT LEAST SO WE CAN SEE IF WE CAN THINK ABOUT LESS THAN FOUR YEARS WORTH OF EXTENSIONS AND IF THERE'S A FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED TO THAT.

I'D BE ON THE SAME PAGE.

SO I'LL SECOND THE HOLD MOTION.

OKAY.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE? ANY UPDATE ON ANYTHING GOING ON WITH THE JAIL FROM DEPARTMENT? ALL.

ALL RIGHT.

HEARING NONE, WE WILL ADJOURN AT 2 53.

THANKS, SEAN.