* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. WELCOME TO THE [00:00:01] 28TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE. IT IS MONDAY, JUNE 15TH, 2026 AT 3:00 PM WE ARE IN THE JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AREA. UH, WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ANDERSON? HERE, PEYTON. HERE SMITH. AND MR. CHAIRMAN, WE DID RECEIVE AN EMAIL, UM, FOR THE EX FOR, UM, LEGISLATOR SMITH TO BE EXCUSED. OKAY. HUSKY PRESENT. FRANKLIN PRESENT. MCGEE LAUER. HERE SMITH. HERE. A BARCA PRESENT. SO WE HAVE SIX, I'M SORRY. SEVEN PRESENT. ONE ABSENT AND ONE EXCUSED. UM, [2 THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE] LEGISLATOR HUSKY. WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE? . I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS YOU THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH EXPANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OH, [3 APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING] IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE JOURNAL? SO MOVED. SO MOVED. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY THE SIGN OF AYE. AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? APPEARS AYES HAVE THAT THE AYES DO INDEED HAVE IT. UM, THERE ARE [4 HEARINGS] NO HEARINGS TODAY. UH, MADAM CLERK, WOULD YOU [22280 A RESOLUTION recognizing Janet Miles Bartee and the Local Investment Commission (LINC) during Older Americans Month.] PLEASE CALL RESOLUTION TWO TWO TWO EIGHT ZERO. RECOGNIZING JANET MILES BARTE IN THE LOCAL INVESTMENT COMMISSION LINK DURING OLDER AMERICANS MONTH LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE. IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN OH, MADAM CLERK ANDERSON. YES. PEYTON? YES. SMITH. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE LAUER. YES. SMITH? YES. ABAR? YES. SEVEN. YES. ONE EXCUSED. ONE ABSENT. UH, LEGISLATIVE PAYTON FOR THE PRESENTATION. MS. MILES, HAVE YOU JOINED US? WHAT AN HONOR IT IS TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT THIS TO SUCH AN ADVOCATE FOR OLDER AMERICANS. UM, THIS WAS, UM, IT'S IN RECOGNITION OF OLDER AMERICANS MONTH, AND IT'S HONORING THE CON CONTRIBUTIONS AND RESILIENCE OF THOSE OLDER ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES. SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1992, THE LOCAL INVESTMENT COMMISSION LINK HAS UPHELD THE PRINCIPLE THAT OLDER ADULTS SHOULD BE VALUED AND SUPPORTED IN LIVING THE LIVES THEY CHOOSE. IN 1998, JANET MILES BARTEE JOINED LINK AND WENT ON TO SERVE AS SUPERVISOR, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, ULTIMATELY PRESIDENT, AND CEO BRINGING WITH HER VISIONARY LEADERSHIP SHAPED BY HER LIFELONG CONNECTION TO THE PROSPECT CORRIDOR AND THE EXAMPLE OF HER FATHER, THE REVEREND DR. JOHN MODEST MILES. AND WHEREAS JANET MILES BIZ STRENGTHENED LINKS COMMITMENT TO OLDER ADULTS BY EXPANDING PARTNERSHIPS, DEEPENING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND ENSURING THAT AGING RESIDENTS, PARTICULARLY IN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS, RECEIVE THE SUPPORT, DIGNITY AND OPPORTUNITIES THEY DESERVE. UNDER HER LEADERSHIP LINK, PARTNER WITH PALESTINE PALESTINE SENIOR CITIZENS ACTIVITIES CENTER, PROVIDING OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AND APPOINTING EXPERIENCED COORDINATOR YOLANDA ROBINSON, TO REVITALIZE PROGRAMMING. THIS COLLABORATION LED TO EXTRAORDINARY GROWTH WITH MEMBERSHIP INCREASING FROM FEWER THAN 100 OLDER ADULTS IN 2004 TO AN AMAZING 500. BY 2026 OLDER ADULTS IN THE PROSPECT COURTS ARE NOW BENEFIT FROM IMPROVED NUTRITION, HEALTH SCREENINGS, EXERCISE CLASSES, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, AND A RENEWED SENSE OF COMMUNITY REFLECTING MS. ORTIZ BELIEF THAT EVERY PERSON DESERVES TO AGE WITH DIGNITY, BE IT RESOLVED THAT WE PROUDLY RECOGNIZE OLDER AMERICANS MONTH AND CELEBRATE MRS. JANET MILES BARIE FOR HER EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO LINK AND TO THE WELLBEING OF OLDER ADULTS ACROSS KANSAS CITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK, [00:05:09] I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE COUNTY FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT, BECAUSE OLDER ADULTS DO MATTER AND SOMETIMES WE FORGET THAT. AND ONE DAY WE WILL ALL BE OLDER ADULTS. AMEN. TAKE CARE, . THANK YOU MUCH. OF COURSE. YOU WELCOME. ALRIGHT. I'M NOT GONNA START COUNTING TILL I GET TO THAT POINT, BUT WELL, TO A 5-YEAR-OLD, YOU ARE TO MY 3-YEAR-OLD. DEFINITELY. ALL RIGHT. UM, MADAM CLERK, [11 INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE] [22305 A RESOLUTION recognizing and honoring the pioneering individuals, organizations, and historic milestones that established Jackson County, Missouri as an early center of LGBTQ+ civil rights advocacy and community building.] WILL YOU PLEASE CALL, UM, 2 2 3 0 5. RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE PIONEERING INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND HISTORIC MILESTONES THAT ESTABLISHED JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI AS AN EARLY CENTER OF LGBTQ PLUS CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY BUILDING ENTRIES BY JAYLYN ANDERSON AND MANUEL BARKER IV. IS THERE A MOTION MOVE TO ADOPT? IS THERE SECOND? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE, MADAM CLERK ANDERSON? YES. PEYTON? YES. SMITH HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. ABAR? YES. SEVEN. YES. ONE EXCUSED. ONE ABSENT. MR. CHAIRMAN? YES. JUDGE ANDERSON. UH, I, I WANTED TO SAY, UH, UM, BECAUSE OF SCHEDULING DIFFICULTIES, UH, THOSE, UH, WHO WERE THOSE TRAILBLAZERS? ARE THOSE TRAILBLAZERS AND THEIR FAMILIES? UH, WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND, BUT WE WILL BE GETTING A COPY TO ALL OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS. UM, AND ONE TO MENTION, ESPECIALLY MR. TIM VANZANT, UM, FOR, UM, HIS SUPPORT OF THIS AND HIS HARD WORK. UM, BUT WE WILL BE GETTING THOSE TO THE FAMILIES. PERFECT. THANK YOU. [22306 A RESOLUTION encouraging the establishment of a functioning Jackson County LGBTQ+ Commission and presenting a proposed framework for its creation.] ALRIGHT. UH, MOVING ON, MADAM CLERK TO RESOLUTION 2 2 3 0 6, ENCOURAGING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FUNCTIONING JACKSON COUNTY LGBTQ PLUS COMMISSION, AND PRESENTING A PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR ITS CREATION INTRODUCED BY JAYLEN ANDERSON. MOVE TO ADOPT MR. CHAIRMAN. IS THERE A SECOND? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION MS. CHAIRMAN? YES. LEGISLATOR ANDERSON. UH, THIS IS TO, UH, NOT ONLY, UH, TALK ABOUT THE NEED OF THE CREATION OF, UH, A COMMISSION THAT WILL ACTUALLY GET SOMETHING DONE, UH, INSTEAD OF, IT JUST LOOKS NICE. UH, BUT THIS IS ALSO TO RECOGNIZE THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WORK SO VERY HARD AND WE'LL, UH, HAND THOSE OUT IN JUST A MINUTE AFTER THIS IS, UM, DONE. BUT ALSO I WANTED TO MENTION THAT, UH, FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME IN MY SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS, WE HAVE A COUNTY EXECUTIVE WHO IS WILLING, UH, TO DO THIS AND, UH, HAS BEEN A GREAT PARTNER IN THIS. SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT, THAT THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, UM, IS, IS THE, AGAIN, IT'S VERY HELPFUL THE FIRST TIME IN SEVEN AND A HALF YEARS TO HAVE A PARTNER, UH, IN THIS. PERFECT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? UH, I WILL SAY, SINCE WE HAVE FOLKS HERE AS WELL, UH, LEGISLATOR ANDERSON, THANK YOU FOR LEADING ON THIS. UM, WE INVITE YOU ALL OUT TO OUR LISTENING SESSION, UH, ON TUESDAY, JUNE 30TH AT SIX O'CLOCK AT THE MCC PENN VALLEY CAMPUS FOR US TO DISCUSS AND HEAR ALL THE ISSUES THAT MAY BE IMPACTING JACKSON COUNTY, UH, WITHIN THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY. UM, SO THANK YOU LEGISLATIVE FOR LEADING THIS. THANK YOU, MR. EXECUTIVE FOR BEING WILLING TO CREATE, UM, THIS AND, AND GET SOMETHING APPOINTED SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE AND LEAD ON THESE ISSUES. UM, MADAM CLERK, IF YOU'D PLEASE CALL, UH, THE VOTE HERE. ANDERSON? YES. PEYTON? YES. SMITH. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. BARCA? YES. SEVEN. YES. ONE EXCUSED. ONE ABSENT. ALLEGED ANDERSON FOR THE PRESENTATION. SIX. HELLO. OKAY, WE'RE COOKING. OKAY. WE'RE COOKING NOW. OKAY. THESE ARE ALL FUTURE APPOINTEE, I HOPE, RIGHT? YEAH, I HOPE SO. SO WE HAVE JOCELYN, THERE YOU ARE. JOCELYN AND AL. OKAY. YES. OKAY, GREAT. FANTASTIC. THIS ISN'T MY FIRST DAY. I'M TRYING, WE'LL FIGURE THIS OUT. UH, WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. UM, THE, UH, I, I WANNA READ THIS BECAUSE THIS IS JUST SO IMPORTANT. I THINK, NOT ONLY TO MYSELF, BUT TO SO MANY FOLKS IN THIS ROOM AND SO MANY JACKSON COUNTIANS. UM, JACKSON COUNTY IS A HOME TO DIVERSE AND VIBRANT, LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, AND OTHER LGBTQ PLUS RESIDENTS WHOSE, WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS STRENGTHEN THE CIVIC, CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL FABRIC OF OUR COMMUNITY. [00:10:01] LGBTQ PLUS RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO FACE UNIQUE CHALLENGES RELATED TO HOUSING, HEALTHCARE ACCESS, HEALTHCARE ACCESS, PUBLIC SAFETY, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION AND DISCRIMINATION, MAKING DEDICATED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND POLICY REVIEW ESSENTIAL TO ENSURING EQUITABLE OUTCOMES FOR ALL RESIDENTS. IN 2024, JACKSON COUNTY ANNOUNCED ITS INTENTION TO ESTABLISH THE JACKSON COUNTY LGBTQ PLUS COMMISSION TO SERVE AS AN ADVISORY BODY FOCUSED ON ISSUES AFFECTING LGBTQ PLUS RESIDENTS. THE PROPOSED COMMISSION HAS YET TO BE ESTABLISHED, BUT THANKFULLY WE HAVE A NEW COUNTY EXECUTIVE, UM, THE OFFICE OF, UH, UH, LEGISLATOR, UH, WELL, I, OH, I'M IN THIS LEGISLATOR. JALEN ANDERSON HAS PREPARED FRAMEWORK FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A JACKSON COUNTY LGBTQ PLUS COMMISSION ATTACHED HERE TO, UH, OUTLINING MEMBERSHIP APPOINTMENT PROCEDURES AND DUTIES. UH, THE PROPOSED FRAMEWORK PROVIDES FOR A NINE MEMBER COMMISSION REFLECTIVE OF THE GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY OF JACKSON COUNTY, INCLUDING DISTRICT REPRESENTATION AND AT LARGE APPOINTMENTS. UM, THE, UH, LEGISLATURE FINDS THAT THE CREATION OF THE JACKSON COUNTY LGBTQ COMMISSION IS BOTH TIMELY AND NECESSARY TO ENSURE MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT WITH LGBTQ PLUS RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. THE LEGISLATURE F FURTHER FINDS THAT THE COUNTY'S COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION IS BEST DEMONSTRATED THROUGH ACTION. THE LEGISLATURE FINDS THAT THE CONTINUED DELAY IN ESTABLISHING THE COMMISSION SERVES NEITHER THE INTERESTS OF JACKSON COUNTY NOR THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMITTEE, UH, RESIDENTS. IT IS INTENDED TO REPRESENT NOW AND THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE, UH, UH, THAT THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY EXPRESS ITS SUPPORT FOR AND INTEND TO ESTABLISH THE JACKSON COUNTY LGBTQ PLUS COMMISSION. THAT THE LEGISLATURE RECOGNIZES THE WORK ALREADY COMPLETED TO DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK FOR THE COMMISSION, AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT A PROPOSED STRUCTURE IS AVAILABLE FOR CONSIDERATION AND IMPLEMENTATION. SO THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO READ ALL THAT IS BECAUSE WHAT DO WE FACE CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW? THIS ISN'T, SHOULDN'T BE A PARTISAN THING, BUT IT'S BECOME A PARTISAN THING. BUT I WANTED TO SHOW THAT THIS LEGISLATURE, WHICH IS BIPARTISAN AND WHICH IS DIFFERENT VIEWS, COME TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT THAT LOVE IS THAT JUST LOVE AND THAT PEOPLE, ALL PEOPLE DESERVE TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE SEEN, UNDERSTOOD, AND RESPECTED. AND SO I BROUGHT THESE TWO FANTASTIC PEOPLE UP HERE, AND I WANNA INVITE MY LEGISLATIVE AID, UH, WINIFRED JAMESON TO COME UP HERE AS WELL. UM, UM, UM, CHIEF OF STAFF, I'M SORRY, WHAT? , UM, SORRY. UM, BECAUSE THESE THREE FOLKS WERE ON A COMMISSION OR A, A, UH, COMMITTEE THAT WAS FORMED BY THE LAST COUNTY EXECUTIVE, AND IT WAS SHUT DOWN BY THAT COUNTY EXECUTIVE, UH, WHICH WAS UNFAIR. THEIR HARD WORK WAS REALLY HARD WORK. THEIR DEDICATION TO GETTING SOMETHING DONE WAS ABSOLUTELY THERE. AND, UM, WE CUT 'EM OFF AT THE KNEES, AND THAT'S NOT HOW GOOD PROGRESSIVE GOVERNMENT SHOULD ACT IN ANY WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM. SO I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THESE THREE AND, UH, I WANNA ALLOW YOU ALL TO SAY SOMETHING IF YOU'D LIKE. ABSOLUTELY. UM, ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I LOVE KANSAS CITY AND WHY I'M SO PROUD TO BE A, UH, JACKSON COUNTY EMPLOYEE IS THE WAY THAT WE LOVE OUR CONSTITUENCY IS THE WAY THAT WE LOVE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE NEXT TO US EVERY DAY, EITHER IN OUR CUBICLES OR IN, OUT IN THE FIELD, OR EVEN IN THIS CHAMBER. UH, I THINK THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP IN ESTABLISHING PROTECTIONS FOR L-G-B-T-Q, UH, CONSTITUENTS AS WELL AS OUR ASSOCIATES. I KNOW THAT SO MANY CAN FEEL SO UPSET AND DISGRUNTLED BY THE LACK OF ACTION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, BUT THIS IS A PROOF THAT THERE WILL BE PROGRESS. THAT WE ARE HERE, THAT WE ARE GOING TO REMAIN HERE, AND THAT WE ARE WILLING TO DO THE WORK. MM-HMM . OKAY. I INVITE OUR COUNTY EXECUTIVE UP IF YOU'D LIKE TO PUT MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. CHAIRMAN, GO AHEAD. UM, I, I, I APPLAUD LEGISL ANDERSON IN THIS LEGISLATURE FOR, UH, UH, GETTING THIS ISSUE OUT AND ABOUT. HERE'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. UM, THIS, THIS BODY IS PROPOSING A COMMISSION OF MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICE THAT WILL ACT ON ISSUES. WHEN THIS LEGISLATOR OR ANYONE IN THIS COURTHOUSE HAS ISSUES ABOUT THIS, THEY WILL COME TO YOU AND YOU WILL PROVIDE THE ADVICE. AND THAT'S NOT BEEN HEARD OF. WE HAVEN'T HEARD YOUR VOICE. AND TO ESTABLISH A FORMAL COMMISSION IS REALLY IMPORTANT. I'M EXCITED TODAY. SO HOW THIS WORKS FOR ANYONE LISTENING AND, AND, AND, AND WATCHING. UM, BY NEXT WEEK ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE, ALONG WITH ALL THE OTHER BOARDS OF COMMISSIONS THAT PEOPLE CAN APPLY FOR, PEOPLE CAN APPLY TO BE APPOINTED THIS COMMISSION. YOU'LL SUPPLY YOUR RESUME AND IT'LL GET, GET TO ME AND THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S OFFICE, AND I WILL SHARE WITH THE LEGISLATORS AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT WHO WE, I'M GOING TO POINT TO THAT, AND I LOOK FOR GOOD MEANINGFUL POLICY ISSUES TO COME OUT OF THIS COMMISSION. UM, IT'S IN A, A, A PUBLIC BODY TO GIVE US THE ADVICE AND, AND WE'RE SO GLAD THAT IT'S GONNA BE THERE. AND SO GLAD TO THE NINE MEMBERS THAT WE'RE GONNA APPOINT. [00:15:06] DID YOU WANNA SAY, LET'S GO . Y'ALL READY FOR THIS? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU CALL [22307 A RESOLUTION recognizing June 2026 as Pride Month in Jackson County, Missouri, honoring the history, resilience, and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community.] RESOLUTION TWO TWO THREE ZERO SEVEN PLEASE. RECOGNIZING JUNE, 2026 AS PRIDE MONTH IN JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI, HONORING THE HISTORY, RESILIENCE, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY, INTRODUCED BY JAYLEN ANDERSON AND EMMANUEL BARKER. THE FOURTH SARAH MOTION MOVE TO ADOPT. THERE A SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. MADAM CLERK ANDERSON. YES. PEYTON? YES. SMITH. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE? YES. LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. AB BARCA? YES. A YES. ONE EXCUSED. OKAY, MR. ANDERSON, FOR THE PRESENTATION. OH, I GOT THAT. LONG TIME. DID YOU SIGN THIS ONE? SORRY, I TEED UP TOO SOON. IT'S ALL DO WE? YEAH. OKAY. SORRY. YEAH. ASK WE GOODNESS, WE ACTION. OKAY. WE GOT A LOT. WE'RE GONNA GET THIS DONE. DID YOU WANNA COME UP HERE? OH, SURE. YEAH. UM, WELL, FIRST, UH, TAMMY, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IT MEANS A LOT TO ALL OF US HERE AND ALL THE, UH, PEOPLE THROUGHOUT JACKSON COUNTY, UH, THAT YOU'RE HERE. UM, WE'VE TRIED TO DO OUR BEST, I THINK ESPECIALLY IN THIS LAST, UH, TERM, TO BE BETTER AND TO BE OPEN AND TO BE PRESENT AND TO LISTEN. UM, BUT YOUR PRESENCE BEING HERE, UH, HUMBLES US AND REALLY, UM, SHOWS THAT WE CAN BE ABOUT REAL PROGRESS AND NOT JUST TALK ABOUT IT. MR. CHAIRMAN, DO YOU WANNA SAY, I MEAN, BEYOND? LET'S GO. UM, I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT, UM, WE HAVE VOICES AT THE TABLE TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS, UH, AND RECOMMEND WHAT MORE WE CAN BE DOING AND WE SHOULD BE DOING. AND SO WITHOUT THAT, UM, I THINK WE ARE JUST KIND OF RUDDERLESS. AND SO I APPRECIATE THE INVOLVEMENT OF BOTH YOU AND EVERYONE HERE, AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO BEING MORE INCLUSIVE, BOTH WITH THE COMMITTEE AND THE RECOGNITION. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING ME. IT IS AN HONOR, YOU KNOW, UM, MY HEART IS A SERVING HEART, SO TO BE A VOICE ON A PLATFORM IN OUR COMMUNITY MEANS EVERYTHING. AND TO BE INVITED HERE TODAY AND TO HAVE, UM, PEOPLE TO SEE THAT WE ARE ONE WORLD, ONE LOVE IS EVERYTHING. SO, UM, MY CUP IS FULL. AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. FROM WESTERN INDEPENDENCE. UH, PLEASE COME AND SEE US. OF COURSE. YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME CUP. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IF YOU WANTED, UH, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT, WE'RE JUST GONNA DO THIS FROM BACKWARDS. ALL RIGHT. MADAM [22308 A RESOLUTION recognizing healthcare organizations, providers, and professionals whose service, leadership, and commitment have improved the health and well-being of LGBTQ+ residents in Jackson County, Missouri.] CLERK, IF YOU WILL READ RESOLUTION 2, 2, 3 0 8. OH, SORRY. . I WAS LIKE, SHE'S NOT READING , RECOGNIZING HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, PROVIDERS AND PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVICE LEADERSHIP AND COMMITMENT HAVE IMPROVED THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF LGBTQ PLUS RESIDENTS IN JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI. INTRODUCED BY JAYLEN ANDERSON AND MANUEL BARKER. IV. ALRIGHT, IS THERE A MOTION MOVE TO ADOPT? IS THERE A SECOND? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, MADAM CLERK ANDERSON? YES. PEYTON? YES. SMITH. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE? YES. LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. ABAR? YES. A YES. ONE EXCUSED ANDERSON. OH, THANK YOU, SIR. I'D LIKE TO INVITE UP ALL OF THE, UM, UH, OUR, UH, HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS THAT ARE HERE TODAY. YOU WANNA TAKE SOME OF THAT? SURE. YEAH, YOU GO. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD TO, AND WE'LL [00:20:01] GIVE ONE TO EVERY, UM, MEDICAL ORGANIZATION EACH. LEMME MAKE SURE I'M NOT, YOU ALL ASSEMBLE ALL. OH, YEAH. COME ON OVER HERE. I WON'T BUY IT. COME ON DOWN. HOW ARE YOU? NICE. ALRIGHT, WE GO. WELL, I WANNA THANK YOU, ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE. AND THE REASON WHY I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT HEALTHCARE IS THAT WE REALLY, IN THIS COUNTRY, SHOULD GET TO THE POINT WHERE HEALTHCARE IS A RIGHT AND NOT A PRIVILEGE. AND IT'S NOT JUST CHOSEN FOR INDIVIDUALS, UM, WHO MAY SIT FIT A CERTAIN TYPE OF HOW, UH, A VERY HANDFUL OF INDIVIDUALS BELIEVE, UH, HEALTHCARE IS FOR EVERYONE. THAT IS THE PURPOSE OF HEALTHCARE, THAT NO ONE IS EXCLUDED. UH, BUT THAT SPECIFICALLY THAT THESE ORGANIZATIONS, UM, TAKE THE TIME TO TREAT EVERYONE. AND THE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES IN THE LGBTQ PLUS, UH, UH, COMMUNITY, THE HATE THAT THEY FACE JUST FOR GETTING HEALTHCARE IS WRONG. UH, AND I THINK THAT THAT IS SO CRUCIAL TODAY TO TALK ABOUT AND TO, UM, TALK ABOUT THESE ALLIES, THESE ADVOCATES AND THESE PATIENTS, AND THESE DEDICATED INDIVIDUALS WHO STAND UP FOR EVERYONE AND NOT JUST, AGAIN, NOT JUST THOSE THAT SOME BELIEVE, UH, SHOULD BE THE FOCUS OF HEALTHCARE. UM, ESPECIALLY IN OUR STATE RIGHT NOW. THIS STATE IS SO HOSTILE TO ANYONE IN THE LGBTQ PLUS, UM, UH, COMMUNITY. AND THE FACT THAT WE WANT TO VILIFY ANYONE IS A CRIME. AND I WANNA TRY, I WANNA MAKE THAT PROMISE. AND I KNOW THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SHARES THIS AND THE CHAIR AND ALL THE LEGISLATORS. WE WILL NOT MAKE IT A CRIME FOR WHO YOU LOVE AND MAKE IT ILLEGAL FOR YOU TO GET HEALTHCARE, BECAUSE THAT'S, I WANNA SAY ANOTHER WORD THAT STARTS WITH AN F. BUT IT'S WRONG. IT'S WRONG. AND SO I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE ALL OF YOU AND ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK, UH, TODAY. SO IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING, WE'LL START OFF. YOU WANNA, OH, OKAY. YOU'RE RIGHT. NEXT TO, UH, INTRODUCE YOURSELF, UH, DE RASHAN GILMORE WITH BLACKOUT HERE IN KANSAS CITY. I WANNA THANK YOU, UH, LEGISLATOR FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP HERE, NOT JUST WITH THIS RECOGNITION, BUT WITH THE COMMISSION AS WELL. AND THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. UM, I, I'M PRIVILEGED TO SAY THAT I'VE HAD CONTACT WITH SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THIS LEGISLATURE, UH, LEGISLATOR HUSKY'S OFFICE, AND I SEE, UH, LEGISLATOR MCGEE BACK THERE. YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOU'RE STANDING UP, UH, FOR AND WITH US IN THIS TIME MEANS MORE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE, PARTICULARLY AS THIS COUNTRY, AS YOU RIGHTLY SAID, IS FACING SO MANY CHALLENGES. WE ARE DEEPLY APPRECIATIVE AT BLACKOUT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING COLLABORATION. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE, PLEASE? I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR, UM, SPONSORING THIS AND FOR YOUR SUPPORT. WE ARE JUST SO VERY HONORED TO BE HERE. AND ONE OF THE THINGS YOU TALKED ABOUT, PEOPLE FEELING, YOU KNOW, AFRAID OR, OR, OR NOT BEING SEEN AND NOT BEING HEARD, AND JUST FROM OUR PATIENTS, THIS MEANS A LOT BECAUSE WE, YOU KNOW, WE DEPEND ON THE SUPPORT AND WE DEPEND ON, YOU KNOW, UM, ALL OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE GOODWILL THAT WE CAN GET. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY, VERY MUCH. UM, OH, AND I'M MARQUI FROM UNIVERSITY HEALTH. THANK YOU KIND WORDS. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO SAY? PLEASE, THANK YOU. I'M MEGAN HARRISON WITH CHILDREN'S MERCY, AND I JUST WANNA THANK YOU LEGISLATOR ANDERSON FOR SPONSORING THIS. AND, UM, YOU KNOW, AS A WHOLE, WE'RE JUST REALLY HONORED TO DO THE WORK THAT'S SERVING OUR HOSPITAL COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THAT WE CARE FOR. SO THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THAT COMMITMENT AND FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO, MR. CHA HERE. YEAH. UH, SO JALEN ALWAYS STEALS ALL THE GREAT WORDS. UM, BUT I WILL SAY I KNOW THE BEST WORDS YOU DO BEST, BEST WORDS. UM, THE REALITY THOUGH, THAT THIS LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT AS WELL AS OTHERS ACROSS THE STREET AND, AND, AND THROUGHOUT, UM, SOME PARTS OF MISSOURI ARE STANDING UP AND SPEAKING OUT, I THINK IS CRITICAL. UH, NOT JUST IN RESOLUTIONS, BUT UH, IN LEGAL CHALLENGES AND FUNDING SUPPORT TO MAKE SURE AND PRIORITIZE YOUR ISSUES THE SAME AS ANYONE ELSE'S. THAT IS CRITICAL. AND SO THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE'RE TAKING THIS TIME NOW IN RECOGNITION IN PRIDE MONTH AND ANY OTHER TIME, UM, THAT WE WANNA STAND UP AND BE WITH YOU. SO PLEASE KNOW THAT THIS IS, UH, NOT A, JUST A COURTESY HERE. WE'RE SERIOUS. UH, WE, WE SEND MR. KAVINSKI IN OUR LEGAL COUNSEL TO FIGHT OUR BATTLES, AND WE WILL TAKE ON SOME MORE BATTLES THAT YOU ALL RECOMMEND. SO HOPEFULLY, UH, MR. EXECUTIVE, IT SOUNDS LIKE HE'S GONNA APPOINT THIS COMMITTEE VERY FAST AND WE'RE READY TO CONTINUE THE FIGHT. SO, THANK YOU ALL. DID YOU WANT JOIN US WITH, [00:25:11] IT'S LIKE GRADUATION AGAIN? . HOPE EVERYONE HAS A WIDE ANGLE FOR ME. THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR COMING. I APPRECIATE, APPRECIATE, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. YEAH, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THE CLERK PLEASE CALL [22309 A RESOLUTION recognizing LGBTQ+ advocacy, education, cultural, and community organizations whose leadership, service, and dedication have strengthened Jackson County, Missouri and the Kansas City metropolitan area.] RESOLUTION TWO TWO THREE OH NINE. THANK YOU. I'M NOT SCRATCHING THIS OUT. RECOGNIZING LGBTQ PLUS ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, WHO'S LEADERSHIP, SERVICE, AND DEDICATION HAVE STRENGTHENED JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI IN THE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA, INTRODUCED BY JAYLEN ANDERSON AND MANUEL BARKER. IV. I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT. SO MOVED. SECOND. YOU MEAN SECOND? I SECOND. . MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION HEARING NOW? MADAM CLERK ANDERSON? YES. PEYTON? YES. SMITH, HUSKY. FRANKLIN MCGEE LAUER. YES. SMITH? YES. ACA? YES. LEGISLATIVE ANDERSON. OH, SORRY. SIX. YES. TWO ABSENT, ONE EXCUSED. ALL THOSE WHO ARE HERE WITH ADVOCACY GROUPS, IF YOU COME JOIN ME UP HERE, PLEASE COME ON. KC PRIDE, OUR SPOT, KC, THE KANSAS CITY CENTER FOR INCLUSION. P FLAG PROMO, BLACKOUT TRANS WOMEN OF COLOR COLLECTIVE HEARTLAND'S MEN'S CHOIR. COME ON. AND MEN AMERICA FREEDOM BAN. WHO ELSE WANTS NEXT TO YOU? ALRIGHT. YEAH, THERE YOU GO. OH, HERE WE'RE, UM, WELL, THIS IS, THANK YOU, . I DIDN'T KNOW HOW I WAS GONNA TALK ABOUT THIS IF I DIDN'T. ANYWAY. UM, WELL, THIS, UM, YOU KNOW, I I THINK CURRENTLY RIGHT NOW, FOLKS WHO, ESPECIALLY IN THE POLITICAL REALM, LOVE TO SAY, WELL, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE JUST ADVOCATES. THEY'RE JUST ACTIVISTS. THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE. THAT'S THE KEY TO THIS. DEMOCRACY, HAS BEEN ACTIVISTS, ACTIVISTS ALL ACROSS THIS COUNTRY, BUT ESPECIALLY HERE, RIGHT HERE IN JACKSON COUNTY. UM, AND WE COULD NOT GO WITHOUT A PRIDE, UH, UH, UH, MONTH WITHOUT RECOGNIZING ALL OF YOU, BECAUSE YOU ALL ARE ON THE FRONT LINES OF THIS. YOU ALL SEE THE HATRED. YOU ALL SEE THE STRUGGLES OF OUR FRIENDS IN OUR, IN THIS COMMUNITY, AND YOU ADVOCATE FOR THEM. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS NOT EASY. IT'S HARD ON YOUR MENTAL HEALTH, IT'S HARD ON YOUR PHYSICAL HEALTH. UM, BUT I WANNA SAY THANK YOU. AND I KNOW THAT THANK YOU ISN'T ENOUGH. BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT NOT ONLY DO I AND THE CHAIRMAN WHO WAS GREAT, UH, CO-SPONSORED THIS WITH ME, BUT THAT THIS ENTIRE GOVERNMENT IS SO VERY PROUD OF YOU, AND THAT YOUR ADVOCACY GIVES US HOPE AGAIN WITH STEALING ALL THE GOOD WORDS. BUT I, I WILL ALSO, UM, SAY THAT WE FUND AND SUPPORT MANY OF YOU ALREADY, BUT TO THOSE WE HAVEN'T, PLEASE APPLY BECAUSE WE CAN'T FUND WHAT WE DON'T KNOW. UH, WE CAN'T SUPPORT WHO ISN'T ASKING. AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT AS A GOVERNMENT OURSELVES, WE ARE THERE WITH YOU. UH, I HEAR THERE'S A PERFORMANCE COMING UP FROM ONE OF OUR GROUPS HERE THAT I I'M SURE SOMEBODY WILL TALK ABOUT . YES. OH, OKAY. YOU'RE GONNA, WELL, NOT, NOT RIGHT HERE. RIGHT HERE. NOT RIGHT NOW. I WAS LIKE, WAIT A SECOND. FIRST, THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, ON BEHALF OF THE HEARTLAND MEN'S CHORUS KANSAS CITY, WE ARE CELEBRATING OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY, UH, STARTING IN 1986. WHAT STARTED AS 30 MEMBERS COMING TOGETHER TO FIND SOLACE FROM THE HIV AND AIDS EPIDEMIC HAS TURNED INTO ONE OF THE LARGEST L-G-B-T-Q PERFORMING ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA. AND WE ARE SO VERY PROUD TO SAY THAT KANSAS CITY IS OUR HOME. IF YOU WOULD LOVE TO COME SEE US, MAKE SOME BEAUTIFUL MUSIC IN CELEBRATION OF PRIDE MONTH, WE CLOSE OUR 40TH SEASON, UH, WITH OUR GUEST ARTIST, CHEYENNE JACKSON, UH, ON THE 27TH AND 28TH AT THE JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MIDWEST TRUST CENTER, YARDLEY HALL. SO PLEASE COME JOIN US. OF COURSE, JACKSON COUNTY. THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S OKAY. YOU'RE NORMALLY AT, WE, WE'VE GOTTA FIND, WE'VE GOTTA WE'VE GOTTA FIND A WAY TO GET YOU BACK IN JACKSON COUNTY. WE'VE GOTTA DO SOME, ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? ANYBODY ELSE? [00:30:02] OKAY. ALRIGHT. LET'S, FIRST OF ALL, IS IT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. PLEASURE. WE'LL SEE YOU THEN. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU. IMPORTANT. THANK YOU GUYS. I APPRECIATE YOU. ALL RIGHT, MADAM CLERK, IF YOU PLEASE CALL RESOLUTION [22310 A RESOLUTION recognizing the esteemed career of Dr. Kenny Rodrequez with the Grandview School District.] TWO, TWO THREE ONE SEVEN, I'M SORRY. ONE ZERO. RECOGNIZING THE ESTEEMED CAREER OF DR. KEN KENNY RODRIGUEZ WITH THE GRANDVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT, INTRODUCED BY EMMANUEL BARKER IV. DID YOU NEED THIS? IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVE SECOND. YOU CAN'T GO SLOWER ON THAT. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT. UH, I WILL SAY, UM, DR. RODRIGUEZ IS THE OUTGOING SUPERINTENDENT IN GRAND VIEW, UM, ONE THAT WAS, UH, TREMENDOUS IN HIS IMPACT AND TIME. UH, FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED, WE ARE DOING A SEPARATE PRESENTATION. SO, UM, WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, MADAM CLERK ANDERSON. YES. PEYTON? YES. SMITH. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE? YES. LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. ABCA? YES. EIGHT. YES. ONE EXCUSED. ALL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DID WE MISS ANY? NOTHING. MAKING SURE. SORRY. UH, MADAM CLERK, WILL YOU READ? NO. YOU, WE GOT 'EM ALL. NO RESOLUTION. 2, 2 3 1. 7 0 1 7. YEAH. THAT WAS AN ADD-ON. AN ADD-ON. MY APOLOGIES. I'M GONNA SAY, MY BAD. THAT'S NOT APPROPRIATE. IT'S FINE. MR. KAVINSKI IS ALREADY STANDING, SO WHY NOT HONORING THE LIFE, LEGACY AND COMMUNITY IMPACT OF CECILY. CJ ANTHONY HENRY JR. INTRODUCED BY JAYLEN ANDERSON, MOVE TO ADOPT. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND IT. I'LL GIVE MR. KAVINSKY A SECOND TO GET IT OUT TO EVERYONE. JUST TO MAKE SURE. MR. CHAIR. UH, YES. LEGISLATOR SMITH. YOU WANT A COPY? IF, IF SOMEBODY COULD FORWARD ALONG TO ME, I'D APPRECIATE IT. AND I'LL JUST ASK IF THERE'S URGENCY ON IT SINCE I HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET. BE GLAD TO TALK ON IT. YEAH. WE'LL, WE'LL, UH, BRING UP DISCUSSION. GIVE LEGISLATIVE ANDERSON AN OPPORTUNITY. THANK. IS THERE A, UH, I'M SORRY. IS THERE A MOTION A SECOND THERE. WE ALREADY CATCH THAT. MOVED AND SECONDED. MY APOLOGIES. MOVING INTO DISCUSSION. UH, LEGISLATIVE ANDERSON. UH, THIS IS FOR, UM, UM, A, A SON, BROTHER, UNCLE, FRIEND, BROTHER-IN-LAW, UM, WHO PASSED AWAY UNEXPECTEDLY, UH, THAT IS CONNECTED TO MY OFFICE, UM, ESPECIALLY TO MY CHIEF OF STAFF, UM, CECIL, CJ ANTHONY HENRY JR. UM, AND THIS IS, UM, FOR HIM. HE'S, UH, I KNOW HIS FAMILY'S HAVING, I BELIEVE, THE FUNERAL THIS WEEK, AND I WANTED TO HAVE THIS FOR HIS FUNERAL. UM, AND THAT IS WHY I'VE PROPOSED THIS, BUT ALSO TO RECOGNIZE A VERY, UM, HONEST AND LOVING MAN. FAIR ENOUGH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. UM, AND MR. KAVINSKI, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN GET A COPY TO HIM THAT FAST, BUT NEVERTHELESS UNDERSTAND, UH, MADAM CLERK ANDERSON? YES. PEYTON? YES. SMITH HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN MCGEE? YES. LAUER? YES. SMITH, YES. MARCO? YES. EIGHT. YES. ONE EXCUSED. UH, LIBS ANDERSON. IS THERE A PRESENTATION OR IN THE FUTURE? NO, SIR. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON THEN. UH, COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND [5 COMMUNICATIONS WITH AND REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE] REPORTS OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, MR. EXECUTIVE, MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. JUNE 14TH IS AN IMPORTANT DAY. IT'S THE FORMER BIRTHDAY OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA, BUT JUNE 15TH IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT DAY BECAUSE IT'S THE BIRTHDAY OF LEGISLATOR CHARLIE FRANKLIN. I LIKE THAT. OFF THIS BODY. A HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY TO LEGISLATOR FRANKLIN. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMENDMENT FOR 21ST BIRTHDAY. IS THAT IT? NO, NO, NO. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAY, TOYA. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAY. I THOUGHT THEY WERE GONNA CONTINUE. I WAS GONNA ALLOW, I WAS GONNA ALLOW IT. MR. EXECUTIVE, SOME PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS JUST FOR THE PUBLIC OUT IN EASTERN, EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY KNOWS THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME RAMP CLOSURES ON I 70 AS WE MOVE ALONG ON THE CORRIDOR. I 70 IMPROVEMENT. THEY'RE GOING TO OCCUR DURING THE WEEK OF JUNE 22ND. SO OUR FRIENDS AT MODOC GOT TO ME TO MAKE SURE I CAN GET THE WORD OUT, AND YOU CAN SHARE THAT WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS. THE AFFECTED [00:35:01] RAMPS ARE ON MISSOURI, SEVEN ON RAMP TO EASTBOUND I 70, AND THE ADAMS DAIRY EASTBOUND OFF RAMP I 70. SO THAT'S JUST SOME CLOSURE THAT'S GONNA BE, UH, PROBLEMATIC FOR ABOUT 30 DAYS AS THEY GET THINGS GOING OUT THERE IN EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY. UM, I WANNA REPORT TO YOU, I MET WITH OUR, UH, FINANCIAL AUDITOR TH THIS MORNING. THIS IS AN AUDIT THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR. THIS THE NEW FIRM THAT HAS, HAS THE, THE, UH, CONTRACT WAS ORDERED IN DECEMBER OF 25. THEN THIS BODY APPROVED IT IN JANUARY OR FEBRUARY DURING THE PROCESS OF GETTING THAT REPORT DONE, THE END OF JULY TO REPORT TO ALL OF US. THIS IS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2025, THE ACTUAL CALENDAR YEAR OF 2025. THIS IS THE ANNUAL AUDIT THAT THE, WE'VE HAD DIFFERENT AUDITORS DO IT. THIS IS A DIFFERENT COMPANY NOW. WE USE THIS TIME. UM, THEY DIDN'T WANT ME TO POINT. THEY ARE WAITING ON SOME SURVEY RETURNS FROM SEVERAL LEGISLATORS DEALING WITH ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN THE ARPA AWARDS. UM, AND IF YOU HAVE THOSE, MAKE SURE YOU GET THOSE TO THEM. THEY DON'T FIND ANY ISSUES, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THEY'VE ASKED IF YOU, UH, OH. SPOUSE OR RELATIVE HAS, WAS EMPLOYED BY ANY OF THAT. SO THEY TOLD ME TO REMIND ANYONE THAT HAS THOSE OUTSTANDING, GET THOSE TO THEM. EXCUSE ME. THE GOOD NEWS IS THEY'RE FINDING TECHNICALLY REALLY GOOD RESPONSES WITH OUR ACCOUNTING, UH, GREAT COOPERATION. UM, WE'RE FIGHTING ALL EXCESS AND TRANSPARENCY. UM, THEY DIDN'T SAY IT SPECIFICALLY, BUT I THINK THAT IT WAS, UH, INFERRED THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THAT IN THE PAST. EXCUSE ME. ALSO, LIKE TO REPORT THAT WE HAD THE SENDOFF AND, AND THE KICKOFF OF THE KANSAS, KANSAS CITY DIGITAL DIVIDE STUDY. UM, IF YOU REMEMBER, LEGISLATIVE LAUER HAS BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A WHILE. BASICALLY, WHAT IT IS. AND THIS BODY PASSED THIS STUDY TO FUND THIS STUDY, UH, IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. UM, THIS STUDY'S GONNA FIGURE OUT, WE KNOW THAT, THAT, THAT THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVING ACCESS TO THE INTERNET IN JACKSON COUNTY, BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHY. WE DON'T KNOW THAT WE, WELL, WE DO KNOW OUT IN EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY, THE INFRASTRUCTURE ISN'T THERE, BUT THAT'S JUST THE, THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG. AND THIS KC DIGITAL DIVIDE IS GOING TO DEAL WITH FINDING OUT WHY IS THERE NO SERVICE PARTICIPATION FOR SOME PEOPLE? IS IT THE DEVICES? IS IT THE COST? IS IT KNOWLEDGE OF TECHNOLOGY? AND WHAT ARE THOSE GAPS? SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THEY'RE GONNA WORK ON THAT AND PRESENT, UH, THEIR STUDY TO THE LEGISLATURE. UM, WE'RE HOPEFULLY BY NOVEMBER, IF NOT EARLIER, AND WE HOPE TO HAVE SOME UPDATES IN, IN THEIR STUDIES BEFORE THEN THAT MAYBE WE CAN ACTUALLY ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE BEFORE THE FINAL STUDY TO HELP MAKE SURE WE GET, UH, SOME OF THIS, THESE, THIS INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY TO THE PEOPLE IN JACKSON COUNTY. UM, LAUER, YOU WANNA SPEAK TO THAT JUST FOR A SECOND? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS IS THE BROADBAND, UH, STUDY THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR QUITE SOME TIME. AND AS THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE SAID, UM, THERE MAY BE MINIMAL, UH, PERCENT OF CONNECTIVITY IN THE COUNTY, BUT IT'S THE ABILITY OF PEOPLE TO CONNECT TO IT. THAT'S THE ISSUE. AND IT, EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY IS AN ISSUE CERTAINLY, BUT WE HAVE INNER CITY ISSUES TOO. SOME OF THE APARTMENT BUILDINGS THAT ARE OLDER DO NOT HAVE THE WIRING AND, UH, INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THAT. SO WE STILL HAVE CHILDREN COMING HOME WITH LAPTOPS AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK AT HOME. AND SO THEY'RE TRYING TO DO THAT ON THEIR PHONES. AND, UH, BUSINESSES AT HOME ARE REALLY STRUGGLING AS WELL. SO APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF EVERYBODY HERE AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE REPORT COMING IN IN NOVEMBER. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. COUPLE MORE. UM, I GOT INFORMATION FROM AGENCY CALLED DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT. I HOPE I, I'M READING MY CHICKEN SCRATCH HANDWRITING THAT WAS AWARDED ARPA FUNDS OF $190,000. AND THEY HAVE DENIED TAKING THAT. THEY'RE SOME ISSUES OF WHAT THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE TO COMPLIANCE AND THEY DON'T WANT TO. BUT, SO I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT THEY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTING THAT $190,000 I WANT TO REPORT TO THIS BODY. UM, UH, MY SUGGESTION IS THAT BODY, THIS GOES BACK TO THE, THIS BODY TO CONSIDER WHAT TO DO WITH THAT $190,000 OF REMAINING ARPA MONEY THAT WAS FOR THE COMMUNITY, UH, FOR THE, UH, COMMUNITY AGENCIES. UH, AND FINALLY, I WANNA SPEAK TO ANYBODY WATCHING AND LISTENING AND HEARING IN JACKSON COUNTY THAT MIGHT HAVE RECEIVED NOTICE ABOUT THIS CLASS ACTION ISSUE. AND I WANT, AND I'LL TRY AND BE BRIEF, BUT I WANNA BE SPECIFIC. UM, OVER 200,000 JACKSON COUNTY RESIDENTS RECEIVED A NOTICE OF THEIR ABILITY TO BE INVOLVED IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THAT IS NOT FROM THE COUNTY, THAT IS FROM THE LAW FIRM THAT IS SUING THE COUNTY. AND JUST SOME BACKGROUND IS THIS LAW FIRM BROUGHT THIS ACTION AGAINST JACKSON COUNTY YEARS AGO. AND WHAT THIS ACTION, THIS LAWSUIT IS ASKING IS FOR JACKSON COUNTY TO ROLL BACK THE ASSESSMENTS OF 23 AND 24 AND MAKE SURE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES WERE NOT CA WERE WERE NOT OVER 15%. THAT'S ONE OF THE ISSUES THEY'RE ASKING FOR. WE HAVE SINCE DONE THAT BACK IN OCTOBER. SO WE'RE FOLLOWING THAT PART OF THEIR [00:40:01] LITIGATION. THE SECOND THING THEY'RE ASKING FOR IS FOR, WELL, LET ME BACK UP. THAT'S WHAT THE STATE OF TAX COMMISSION ORDERED US TO DO. AND WE FOLLOWED THAT. UM, ALONG WITH THAT, THIS LAWSUIT IS GOING TO BE ASKING FOR REFUNDS. AND, UM, AS YOU KNOW, WE ARE SUPPLYING TAX CREDITS TO JACKSON COUNTY RESIDENT OF THEIR OVERAGE, AND WE'RE BREAKING IT OVER THREE YEARS. WHY IS THAT? WELL, WHEN WE COLLECTED OVERAGES IN 23 AND 24, WE ARE JUST THE TAX COLLECTOR. JACKSON COUNTY GETS THE MONEY AND PASSES IT ON, AND WE COLLECTED AND KEPT ABOUT 7% OF THE TAXES. WHAT WE DO EVERY YEAR, THE 93% OF THE OTHER TAXES THAT ARE PAID GO TO ALL THE TAXING JURISDICTIONS, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE FIRE PROTECTION IS AT THE LIBRARIES AND SO ON. SO WHEN WE DID THAT IN 23 AND 24, WE KEPT 7%. AND NOW WE WILL LEARN THAT, THAT THERE'S AN OVERAGE THAT THE TAXPAYERS NEED BACK. SO THERE'S TWO OPTIONS. THE FIRST OPTION IS TO REFUND ALL THAT MONEY. ASAP. WHAT THAT WOULD MEAN IS THAT JACKSON COUNTY WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUR 7%, BUT THAT ALSO MEANS THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICTS AND LIBRARIES WOULD HAVE TO PAY ALL OF THAT. NOW, THAT WOULD DEVASTATE THEIR BUDGETS, PERIOD. SO THIS, THIS TAX CREDIT THAT I'VE SUGGESTED THAT I'VE INSTITUTED AND ORDERED UNDER MY AUTHORITY UNDER THE CHARTER IS TO DO OVER THREE YEARS. AND THIS BODY IS NOW LOOKING AT PUTTING THAT INTO LAW, CODIFYING THAT AND FOLLOWING WITH THAT. BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE WE KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. IT'S, WE ARE DOING EXACTLY WHAT THIS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT'S DOING. UM, IT'S STILL UNDER LITIGATION. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN. WE'RE ASSUMING THE JUDGE WILL SAY, WELL, YEAH, THEY'RE DOING THE SAME THING, AND WE'LL GO FROM THERE. BUT THAT'S PART OF LITIGATION. SO ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, I WANNA MAKE SURE I ADDRESS THAT TO TAXPAYERS, BUT I HAD SOME CONFUSING PHONE CALLS OVER THE WEEKEND, LIKE, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? DO I NEED TO OPT IN, OPT OUT? UM, WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING THIS, THIS LITIGATION HAS ASKED US TO DO. THEY STARTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO, UH, CREDIT TO THEM BE PUSHING THE ENVELOPE BACK THEN. AS OF NOW, WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED TO BE DOING UNDER THAT LITIGATION. AND I WOULD TAKE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT ANY OF MY COMMENTS, UH, LEGISLATIVE PEYTON. UM, I HAVE A QUESTION NOT REGARDING YOUR, UM, COMMENTS, BUT I AM SO EXCITED THAT FIFA IS HERE IN KANSAS CITY AND I DON'T WANT TO MISS ANYTHING THAT I SHOULD BE AT . SO, SO ARE THERE EVENTS WE SHOULD BE GOING TO TICKETS, ANYTHING? UH, THERE, THERE'S EVENTS ARE THE FIFA FAN FEST, WHICH IS MM-HMM . DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY. MM-HMM . AND THAT'S FREE TO GO INTO. YES. AND THEN THERE'S THE, UH, MATCHES OUT THERE. AND SO, UH, WE CAN DEFINITELY GET WITH AND SEE IF THERE'S TICKETS AVAILABLE. I HAVEN'T HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE FOR ME TO PURSUE ANY TICKETS WITH THEM, BUT THERE ARE, THERE ARE, THERE ARE NO TICKETS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FROM FIFA FOR THE LEGISLATURE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. CAN, CAN I ASK ANOTHER, UH, FOLLOW UP IN REFERENCE TO FIFA? HAVE WE SEEN ANY PRELIMINARY NUMBERS OF IMPACT? BECAUSE THE PROJECTIONS WERE OVERWHELMING THAT FIFA WAS GOING TO BRING IN THOUSANDS AND HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ECONOMIC BOOST AND I'M NOT SEEING IT. SO ANY, ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE HEARING FROM THE COMMITTEE ITSELF OR MOBILITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO ACTIVATE FROM JACKSON COUNTY TO HELP WITH ANY OF THAT AS THE MATCHES COME FORWARD IN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS? THE FIFA FAN FEST HAS BEEN UP AND RUNNING FOR THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE DAYS, AND IT'S BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL. THE NUMBERS ARE, ARE REALLY, REALLY GOOD. UM, WE'LL KNOW AFTER TOMORROW, AFTER THE FIRST MATCH, HOW IT GOES AND HOW THE PEOPLE COME IN, HOW THE TICKET SALES ARE. I'LL TELL YOU THIS, YOU CANNOT SWING A CAT WITHOUT HITTING AN ARGENTINIAN. AND THEY'RE SUCH GOOD PEOPLE AND FUN PEOPLE. . I'VE RAN INTO 'EM ALL OVER THEM THERE. A LOT OF 'EM ARE STAYING AT OUR, UH, PARKS. UM, SO WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD CONTINGENCY OF PEOPLE, INTERNATIONAL VISITORS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE COMING. SO IT'S A LITTLE EARLY IN INTO THE, TO THE PROCESS TO BE ABLE TO REPORT BACK. BUT I DEFINITELY WILL GIVE YOU SOME NUMBERS. PERFECT. UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE, UM, MR. EXECUTIVE, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, FOLKS HAVE ASKED, UH, IS SPECIFICALLY ABOUT TYLER TECHNOLOGIES. THIS MAY BE SOMETHING THAT WE TAKE AN ILLEGAL UPDATE IN THE FUTURE. UM, BUT I KNOW WHEN YOU FIRST ARRIVED, YOU WERE CHASING THE INSURANCE, UH, OF TYLER TECHNOLOGIES AND THE MISTAKES AND ERRORS THAT WERE MADE FROM TYLER. HAVE WE PURSUED ANY MORE OF THAT OR IS THERE A DIRECTION THAT WE'RE TAKING OR OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO LOOK AT RECOUPING THE DOLLARS WE HAVE SPENT IN TYLER TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE OUTCOME WE'VE RECEIVED? UH, I GUESS YOU'RE ROUNDABOUT SAYING HOW WE, ARE WE GONNA SUE TYLER TECHNOLOGIES DIRECTLY? YEAH. UH, AND I'LL TELL YOU THIS, UM, FIRST AND FOREMOST, UH, THE REASON I'M HERE WAS TO CORRECT THE ASSESSMENTS AND TALK ABOUT TAX CREDITS. TYLER TECHNOLOGIES IS THE DATA SERVER DATA, UH, HOLDER OF THAT WITH OMENTUM. UM, I I I THINK IT'S SOMETHING WE STILL PURSUE MOVING FORWARD IF THIS BODY WANTS TO CONTRACT WITH TYLER IN THE FUTURE. BUT I DEFINITELY AM NOT OF THE OPINION THAT I'M GONNA TALK ABOUT SUING PEOPLE THAT ARE HOLDING [00:45:01] ALL OF MY DATA AND, UH, MOVING FORWARD, I THINK THERE'S A LOT, LOT OF OF INTEREST IN LOOKING AT DIFFERENT SUPPLIERS OF RUNNING THAT INFORMATION INSTEAD OF TYLER. BUT RIGHT NOW, WE'RE UNDER CONTRACT WITH THEM. THEY ARE PROVIDING THE SERVICE. I THINK, YOU KNOW, BEFORE I GOT HERE, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE SOME COMMENTS ON HOW THEY PROVIDED THAT SERVICE, AND I THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO LOOK AT. BUT AS OF TODAY, UM, I AM SQUARE IN THE MIDDLE OF DOING THESE RECALCULATIONS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE, I I THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE. THEY'RE TRYING TO GET THEIR TAX BILLS DONE AND THEN THEY'RE CREDITED AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE GOOD, UH, BY THE END OF THIS MONTH. AND I'M NOT IN THE POSITION TO DEAL WITH THAT ISSUE OR COMMENT ON THAT ISSUE RIGHT NOW. DO WE HAVE ANY TIMEFRAME OF THE INITIAL NOTICES WE PLAN TO SEND OUT, UH, ALERTING FOLKS OF THE PROPOSED AMOUNT OF TAX THEY ARE GONNA RECEIVE YET? I KNOW THERE'S USUALLY A JUNE, I THINK NOTICE THAT COMES OUT IN ADVANCE AND THEN OCTOBER RECTIFIES, BUT IT, IT'S AN IMPORTANT POSITION FOR US TO BE IN THE COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A NUMBER TO GIVE TO A TAXPAYER SAYING, THIS WAS YOUR OVERAGE. DO THE MATH. IT'S GONNA BE A THIRD AND A THIRD AND A THIRD. WE ARE NOT DONE THERE. THAT WE WILL BE DONE DEFINITELY BY THE OCTOBER, THAT'S WHEN YOU'LL, YOUR TAX BILL WILL GO OUT AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE. I HOPE TO HAVE THAT NUMBER DONE SOONER. I CAN'T TELL YOU FOR SURE WHEN IT'S GONNA BE DONE, BUT IT'S A PRIORITY WE'LL WORK ON RIGHT BEHIND THE RECALCULATIONS. SO WE DON'T HAVE NECESSARILY A DATE YET OF THE MAILING, THE MASS MAILING THAT WE ANTICIPATE COMING THE, THOSE MAILINGS. WELL, WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE A MAILING. THE MAILINGS WILL GO OUT ON, IN LATE OCTOBER, EARLY NOVEMBER FOR YOUR TAX BILL. I ANTICIPATE GETTING A A, A MAILING OUT OF THE TAX OVERAGE, A SEPARATE MAILING ON ITS OWN OKAY. TO TAXPAYERS. SO, YEAH, I MEAN, I, I, I WISH, UH, MS. MILLER WAS HERE BECAUSE I THINK THERE'S SOME PRELIMINARY NOTICE THAT'S USUALLY A VERY HIGH NUMBER THAT COMES OUT IN JUNE. AND I THINK THAT IS GONNA BE CONFUSING TO FOLKS AS WE GIVE THEM THAT POTENTIAL NOTICE FROM LIKELY COLLECTIONS OR ASSESSMENT AS A, HEY, THIS COULD BE, AND THEN YOU COME BACK WITH A, BUT WELL, REMEMBER WE'RE ROLLING BACK AND THEN IN THE FUTURE OF OCTOBER THEY GET AN ACTUAL BILL THAT'S SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED, LIKELY WITH YOUR TAX CREDIT. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONSISTENT ON THAT PROCESS. AND IT LOOKS LIKE LEGISLATOR SMITH IS, I'M SORRY, VICE CHAIR SMITH HAS JUMPED ON, SO I DON'T KNOW IF HE WANTS TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT. NO, I JUST TURNED THE FAN ON AND I WAS MAKING SURE THAT IT WASN'T IN THE SHUT. FAIR ENOUGH. THE, THAT THE NUMBER YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS THE ASSESSMENT THAT WILL COME OUT, BUT THE ACTUAL TAX BILL WILL NOT COME OUT LATER. AND SO EVERYONE KNOWS THE TAX BILL WILL COME OUT AND IT WILL SAY, FOR EXAMPLE, JUST PICK A NUMBER OF THAT OUTTA THE HEAD. UH, YOUR BILL IS $1,000 AND YOU'LL HAVE ONE THIRD OF YOUR TAX CREDIT MINUS A HUNDRED DOLLARS, AND THEN YOUR BILL WILL BE 900. SO IT WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE TAX BILL SHOWING THE TAX CREDIT OF THE THIRD. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. SO YOU HEARD IT FIRST FROM OUR COUNTY EXECUTIVE. THE CREDIT'S GONNA BE LEVIED IN IN YOUR FIRST NOTICED AMOUNT. UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE? UM, ANY UPDATES ON MCCUNE? MR. EXECUTIVE? I KNOW THAT THERE WAS, UH, THE TOWN HALL THAT YOU HAD, I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY PROGRESS BEYOND THAT, THAT YOU'RE WE HAVE RFPS OUT FOR, UH, AGENCIES TO DO THE DEMOLITION AND SIMULTANEOUSLY WE HAVE RFPS OUT TO SUBMIT BIDS FOR PURCHASE. YEAH, THIS BODY MADE THE MCCUNE PROPERTY A SURPLUS PROPERTY ALLOWABLE TO DO THAT MANY YEARS AGO. SO WE'RE, WE'RE RUNNING THOSE NECK, NECK WITH EACH OTHER. AND I'M NOT, I CAN'T TELL YOU WHEN IT HAS EXPIRED, BUT, UH, THEY'LL BOTH EXPIRE AT THE SAME TIME. WE HOPE TO HAVE SOME AGENCIES OR SOME COMPANIES THAT ARE GONNA BID ON THE DEMOLITION ITSELF, OR WE MIGHT HAVE SOME COMPANIES OR PEOPLE THAT WILL BID ON BUYING IT AND DOING THE DEMOLITION. UH, ONE OF THE THINGS I'M CONCERNED ABOUT, I SPOKE TO THE TOWN HALL MEETING. IF YOU WANTED TO BUY IT, YOU GOTTA TELL US THAT YOU'RE GONNA DEMOLISH IT 'CAUSE WE DON'T WANNA SELL IT. AND THEN IT'D BE SITTING THERE WITH AN EYESORE AND A PROBLEM WITH CRIMINAL ASPECT. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU MR. EXECUTIVE, UH, PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES [6 PERFECTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND REPORTS OF COMMITTEE] AND REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE [6050 AN ORDINANCE prohibiting law enforcement officers from concealing their faces or badges during performance of their official duties and establishing penalties and exemptions.] 6 0 5 0 PROHIBITING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FROM CONCEALING THEIR FACES OR BADGES DURING, DURING PERFORMANCE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES AND ESTABLISHING PENALTIES AND EXEMPTIONS LEGISLATURES AS A WHOLE. UH, WE [6077 AN ORDINANCE enacting section 6004., of the Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to standards for care and treatment in Jackson County residential facilities with a severability clause.] WILL HOLD 6 0 7 7 ENACTING SECTION 6 0 0 4, THE JACKSON COUNTY CODE 1984 RELATING TO STANDARDS FOR CARE AND TREATMENT IN JACKSON COUNTY RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES WITH THE SEVERE ABILITY CLAUSE LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE. UH, IS THERE ANY MOTION HERE OR DIRECTION? I DON'T KNOW, MR. EXECUTIVE, I THINK WE'RE STILL WORKING ON GETTING A TIMEFRAME, UH, TO GET WITH THE SHERIFF. BUT ANY OTHER UPDATES FROM ANYONE? ANY ACTIONS FROM ANYONE I'LL HOLD. OKAY. UH, UNLESS THERE'S AN OBJECTION, WE'LL HOLD THIS AS [6081 AN ORDINANCE amending the zoning districts established pursuant to the Unified Development Code by rezoning a certain 5.00± acre tract from District AG (Agricultural) to District RE (Residential Estates).] WELL. 6 0 8 1 AMENDING THE ZONING DISTRICTS STAFF PURSUANT TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE BY REZONING A CERTAIN 5.00 PLUS OR MINUS AC TRACK FROM DISTRICT AG AGRICULTURE TO DISTRICT RE RESIDENTIAL STATES LAND USE COMMITTEE. UM, COMMITTEE DID NOT MEET, BUT IS THERE ANY UPDATE PUBLIC HEARING? UH, NEXT MONDAY HERE AT TWO 15. THANK YOU, SIR. UH, 6 0 8 9. WE'LL HOLD THAT 6 0 8 1 OH AN ACTING SUBSECTION 2 0 6 7 [00:50:01] JACKSON COUNTY CODE 1984 RELAYING TO TAX CREDITS AND ASSESSMENT ADJUSTMENTS. BUDGET COMMITTEE, UM, REPORT FROM COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE ACCEPTED, UM, AN AMENDMENT AND IS SENDING THIS ORDINANCE TO LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE. OKAY. UM, I WOULD SUGGEST, UH, UNLESS THERE'S AN OBJECTION THAT WE SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS, UM, AND ALERT TAXING JURISDICTIONS OF THE POTENTIAL IMPACT FOR JUNE 29TH, UH, AND HOLD THE ACTION UNTIL THEN PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING UNLESS THERE'S AN OBJECTION. SO LET ME GO BACK. IS THERE A MOTION TO SEND IT TO LEGIS TO, UH, SEND IT TO LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE? I THINK THAT WAS, UH, WAS THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDING ADOPTION FROM IT WAS OUR RECOMMENDATION. I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION TO TAKE IT OUT OF BUDGET AND SEND IT TO, YES, I MOVE TO TAKE ORDINANCE 6 0 8 9 OUT OF COMMITTEE AND SEND TO LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE. IS THERE A SECOND, MR. CHAIRMAN? SECOND? UH, YES. I, I DON'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT. I BELIEVE IF WE'RE FOLLOWING THE RULES, DOESN'T THE AUTHOR OF THE BILL HAVE TO MAKE THE MOTION? THANK IT'S SEAN. SEAN I'LL NEED TO DISCHARGE THEN. DISCHARGE. OKAY. OKAY. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED IN. SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE DISCHARGE? ALL RIGHT. MADAM CLERK ANDERSON. YES. PEYTON? YES. SMITH. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE? YES. LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. ABAR? YES. A YES. ONE EXCUSED. SO WE ARE NOW LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE. AGAIN, BACK TO THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JUNE 29TH. UH, AND WE WILL HAVE, UM, OUR CLERK ASSIST US WITH TRYING TO GET OUR TAXING JURISDICTIONS NOTIFIED FOR, UH, INCLUSION. UM, AND THAT WE WOULD HOLD UNTIL THEN, UNLESS THERE'S AN OBJECTION. WAS THERE AN AMENDMENT THAT WAS PREPARED? AND ARE WE GONNA TRY TO ADOPT THE AMENDMENT TODAY? I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA. I THOUGHT MR. CHAIRMAN, DID THAT NOT HAPPEN DURING COMMITTEE? I'M SORRY. IT IT, IT HAPPENED DURING COMMITTEE. I THINK, UH, LEDGER SMITH HAD HAD SIGNED OFF. YEAH, WHEN YOU, WE RESUMED. SO I THINK THAT AMENDMENT DID PASS ALREADY. SO IN COMMITTEE OPEN SESSION, WHAT WE'VE ESTABLISHED IS THE COMMITTEES CAN RECOMMEND THE AMENDMENT FOR ADOPTION, BUT THE LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE HAS TO ACTUALLY PASS THE AMENDMENT. I, I THINK THAT WOULD BE WISE. IS THERE, UM, I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT THE AMENDMENT. IS THERE SECOND MADAM CLERK? GO AHEAD. WHO WAS THE SECOND? JUST FOR THE RECORD, THE AMENDMENT THAT I RECEIVED AS PROPOSED BUDGET TO COMMITTEE AMENDMENT? THAT'S CORRECT. IS THAT WHAT YOU ALL HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU? OKAY. CORRECT. OKAY. AND THAT'S THE ONE THAT WE'RE VOTING TO? YES MA'AM. WE'RE VOTING TO ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT, CORRECT? EXACTLY. NOT TO ADOPT IT, CORRECT? NO. ALRIGHT. MADAM CLERK ANDERSON. YES. PEYTON? YES. SMITH. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE? YES. LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. ABCA? YES. A YES. ONE EXCUSED. [6090 AN ORDINANCE transferring and appropriating $25,000.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Park Fund for installation services provided by Frisbie Monuments of Independence, MO for use by the Parks + Rec Department.] ALRIGHT, MOVING TO 6 0 9 0. TRANSFERRING AN APPROPRIATING $25,000 FROM THE UN-DESIGNATED FUND BALANCE OF THE 2026 PARK FUND FOR INSTALLATION SERVICES PROVIDED BY FRISBEE, MONUMENTS OF INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI FOR USE BY THE PARKS PLUS REC DEPARTMENT, WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL COMMITTEE. UM, THE COMMITTEE DID NOT MEET CIVIL HOLD 6 0 9 1 [6091 AN ORDINANCE submitting to the qualified voters of Jackson County, Missouri, at a general election to be held on November 3, 2026, a question authorizing Jackson County to impose a countywide sales tax of one half of one percent for public transportation purposes.] SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI TO GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026. A QUESTION AUTHORIZING JACKSON COUNTY TO IMPOSE A COUNTYWIDE SALES TAX OF ONE HALF, 1% FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PURPOSES. REGIONAL TRANSIT COMMITTEE, UH, COMMITTEE DID NOT MEET SO WE'LL. HOLD. AND MR. KAVINSKY, I BELIEVE MS. MILLER HAD SENT OVER AN AMENDED VERSION, I BELIEVE TO THE COMMITTEE. SO JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S NOTED AT LEAST, [6092 AN ORDINANCE appropriating $15,415,000 from the undesignated fund balance of various funds and authorizing the County Executive to execute Cooperative Agreements to fund infrastructure projects with certain municipalities within Jackson County in an amount not to exceed $15,415,000.] UH, 6 0 9 2 APPROPRIATE. OH, THERE IS A FLOOR SUBSTITUTE. UM, BUT I'LL READ WHAT'S ON THE BALLOT. OKAY. IT'S ON THE AGENDA NOW. UM, APPROPRIATING 15,000,415 15,415,000 FROM THE UN-DESIGNATED FUND BALANCE OF VARIOUS FUNDS AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO EXECUTE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS TO FUND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS WITH CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES WITHIN JACKSON COUNTY IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $15,415,000. AND LIKE I SAID, THERE IS A PROPOSED FLOOR SUBSTITUTE THAT WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET DATED TODAY. ALL RIGHT, WE'LL, UM, THE COMMITTEE DID NOT MEET, SO WE'LL TAKE THAT UP IN THE COMMITTEE ITSELF. 6 0 9 3 [6093 AN ORDINANCE appropriating $106,800.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Grant Fund in acceptance of a seven-month extension of the Victims of Crime Act Grant awarded to the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office by the Missouri Department of Social Services.] PROPERTY $106,800 FROM THE UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE OF THE 2026 GRANT FUND AND ACCEPTANCE OF A SEVEN MONTH EXTENSION OF THE VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT GRANT AWARDED TO THE JACKSON COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE BY THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE. UM, COMMITTEE, UH, THE COMMITTEE DID NOT MEET, BUT I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO DISCHARGE. YES. THERE. OH, [00:55:01] HANG ON. DID YOU, DID YOU GIVE UP THE CHAIR? YEAH. OKAY. SO YOU'RE THE CHAIR? YES. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. DISCUSSION. THE DISCHARGED ANDERSON. YES. PEYTON? YES. SMITH. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE? YES. LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. YES. YES. A YES. ONE EXCUSED CLERK, IF YOU COULD MOVE TO THE NEXT WITNESS, PLEASE. IS NO MOTION FOR PERFECTION THAT, OH, DID YOU WANNA PERFECT IT? YEAH. MOVE TO, WE CAN MOVE TO PERFECT. I'LL MOVE TO PERFECT. DO A SECOND. SECOND. OKAY. ANDERSON. YES. PEYTON? YES. SMITH BARK. UH, A HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE? YES. LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. ABAR? YES. A YES. ONE EXCUSE. I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT A SECOND. I SECOND IT. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE, UH, THE ADOPTION? OKAY. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. ANDERSON. YES. PEYTON? YES. SMITH. A ABCA? YES. HUSKY. FRANKLIN? YES. LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. MCGEE? YES. EIGHT. YES. ONE EXCUSED CLERK, IF YOU MOVE TO 6 0 9 4, GIVE MY GAVIN BACK NOW APPROPRIATING [6094 AN ORDINANCE appropriating $95,137.00 from the undesignated fund balance of the 2026 Grant Fund in acceptance of the Violence Against Women Act grant awarded by the Missouri Department of Public Safety to the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for a program focused on the prevention and prosecution of sexual assaults.] $95,000 FUND TO RELIVE $95,137 FROM THE UNDESIGNATED FUND BALANCE OF THE 2026 GRANT FUND AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMAN ACT GRANT AWARDED BY THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO THE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR PROGRAM FOCUSED ON THE PREVENTION AND PROSECUTION OF SEXUAL ASSAULTS LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE. THERE A MOTION MOVE TO PERFECT. THERE A SECOND. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE MADAM CLERK, IS IT TO PERFECT? YES TO PERFECT. YEAH. ARE YOU GONNA ADOPT THEN WE COULD DO A VOICE VOTE IF OKAY. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? AYE. AYE. . ALL THOSE OPPOSED APPEARS AYES HAVE IT. THE AYES DO INDEED HAVE IT. MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE TO ADOPT. IS THERE SECOND? IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. UM, ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. MADAM CLERK ANDERSON? YES. PEYTON? YES. SMITH. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE? YES. LAUER? YES. SMITH IS BARCA? YES. A YES. ONE EXCUSED. 6 0 9 5. [6095 AN ORDINANCE establishing a temporary moratorium on the delinquent land tax sale of properties affected by the erroneous 2023 tax assessments.] ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE DELINQUENT LAND SALE, LAND TAX SALE OF PROPERTIES AFFECTED BY THE ERRONEOUS 2023 TAX ASSESSMENTS LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE. UH, IS THERE AN ACTION HERE? MOVE TO PERFECT. CAN I, I DON'T WANNA SECOND, UH, CAN I ADD MYSELF AS A SPONSOR AS WELL PLEASE? AND I'D LIKE TO ADD MYSELF AS WELL. PLEASE MOVED IN. SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? UM, MR. VACHER, DO YOU WANNA GIVE US A QUICK UPDATE ON THE GOAL? UH, JUST TO CLARIFY THAT, UM, SINCE THE 23 ASSESSMENTS WERE PROBLEMATIC, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T INTEND TO MOVE FORWARD WITH FORECLOSURES IF THAT'S THE FIRST YEAR PEOPLE WERE DELINQUENT UNTIL PEOPLE HAVE BEEN PROPERLY REIMBURSED AND GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, COME UP TO SPEED WITH THEIR CORRECTED TAX AMOUNTS. UH, UM, MR. VICE CHAIR, ARE YOU OPEN TO QUESTIONS ON THIS JUST TO CLARIFY? SURE. UM, I'LL DO MY BEST. DOES THIS INCLUDE COMMERCIAL AS WELL? UH, IT'S SPECIFIC TO 2023 WHERE WE HAD RESIDENTIAL ISSUES THAT WE'RE AWARE OF. UM, I DIDN'T TRY TO INCLUDE COMMERCIAL BECAUSE REALLY COMMERCIAL WHERE WE GOT OFF KILTER SEEMED TO BE 2025 AND WE'RE ACTIVELY CORRECTING THAT THOSE TAX PROPERTIES WOULDN'T BE SUBJECT TO TAX SALE UNTIL AT LEAST 2028. UNDERSTANDABLE. OKAY. MR. CHAIR? YEAH, MR. EXECUTIVE. UM, SO WE'RE SPECIFIC ABOUT THIS ISSUE ON THE TAX SALES FOR UNPAID PROPERTY TAX IN AUGUST WILL BE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES THAT HAVE NOT PAID TAX BILLS, EXCUSE ME, FOR 22, 23 AND 24. SO THIS IS MORE 24 NEXT YEAR. AND THAT'S WAS SPECIFICALLY DEALING WITH THE FIRST YEAR AS LEDGER SMITH SAID THE FIRST YEAR OF BEING BEHIND IN 23. OKAY. UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, UH, ALL THOSE IN WELL, ARE WE GONNA PERFECT OR ARE WE GOING TO PERFECTING RIGHT NOW? AND THEN WE'LL, OKAY. UM, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE INDICATE BY THE SIGN OF AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? APPEARS AYES HAVE IT. THE AYES DO INDEED HAVE IT IS MOVE TO ADOPT. SARAH. SECOND. SECOND. BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? UM, THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE IS, MR. EXECUTIVE, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO TEASE THESE OUT IF WE NEED, UM, AS THE PROCESS MOVES FORWARD AND TRANSITION A AFTER WE ADOPT THIS, UH, PRESUMPTIVELY THERE'S SOME DENOTATION THAT THERE'S A SHELTER PROTECTION IF THEY DON'T PAY THE TAXES AND CORRECT. OKAY. ALRIGHT. UM, MADAM CLERK ANDERSON. YES. PEYTON? YES. [01:00:01] SMITH. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. EE LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. ABCA? YES. EIGHT. YES. ONE EXCUSED. UH, 6 0 9. SEVEN. NO. NINE SIX. OH YEAH. I'M SORRY. NINE, SIX. MY [6096 AN ORDINANCE submitting to the qualified voters of Jackson County at the general election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, a question authorizing Jackson County to continue its countywide anti-crime sales tax (COMBAT) at the rate of one-quarter of one cent for a period of ten years for the purpose of promoting and providing public safety within Jackson County, including the prevention and treatment of drug abuse and addiction and the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and detention of violent criminals and drug dealers.] APOLOGIES. I LOOKED AT SIX. SO MANY TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF JACKSON COUNTY AT THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026. A QUESTION AUTHORIZING JACKSON COUNTY TO CONTINUE ITS COUNTYWIDE ANTI-CRIME SALES, TAX COMBAT AT THE RATE OF ONE QUARTER OF 1 CENT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING AND PROVIDING PUBLIC SERVICE WITHIN JACKSON COUNTY, INCLUDING THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF DRUG ABUSE AND ADDICTION AND THE PREVENTION INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION AND DETENTION OF VIOLENT CRIMINALS AND DRUG DEALERS, LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE. PERFECT. I SECOND MR. CHAIR. MR. CHAIR. UM, SO I THINK THERE WAS A MOTION FIRST. SO THEN ALEXIS, THERE'S A SECOND FOR THE MOTION. MOTION FOR PERFECTION. RIGHT. WAS IT VANESSA? AND IT WAS ME. OKAY. MOVED AND SECONDED. LET'S GET INTO THIS QUICK QUESTION. YEAH. PROCEDURALLY, IS, IS THERE NOT A REQUI I THOUGHT THERE WAS A REQUIRED PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS SINCE IT'S A, A TAX THING. MR. KAVINSKY. I BELIEVE HE'S CORRECT THERE IT, THAT'S ACTUALLY WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY BEFORE YOU LET THEM DO THIS. BUT I WAS GONNA SUGGEST, SUGGEST I THINK I WAS GONNA RE REQUEST THAT WE HOLD THIS AND I ACTUALLY HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE DIRECTOR. I THINK HE SHOULD COME IN AND TALK ABOUT WHAT COMBAT HAS DONE OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS BEFORE WE JUST PUT THIS ON THE BALLOT AND THEN WE CAN HAVE A HEARING FROM THE PUBLIC AND THEN WE CAN VOTE ON THIS. AND SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE BETTER TO WORK WITH THE, UM, WORK WITH COMBAT TO HAVE THEM COME IN AND DO, UH, DO SOMETHING PUBLIC BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD THIS TAX FOR SEVEN YEARS MM-HMM . TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE TAX AND WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND HAVE TESTIMONY FROM THE PUBLIC BEFORE WE JUST PUT THIS ON THE BALLOT. SO IS THERE A MOTION TO WITHDRAW? I WOULD MOVE THAT WE HOLD THIS AND THEN I HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING IN TWO WEEKS. MR. CHAIR. I WAS SAYING MY MOTION. ALRIGHT. THERE'S A RETENTION OF THE MOTION, UM, AS THERE, IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE A SECOND. SO, MR. EXECUTIVE AS A MEMBER, UH, A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF THIS BODY AND NOT A VOTING MEMBER OF THIS BODY, UM, THIS IS IMPORTANT TIMELINESS TO GET THIS GOING. THE, THE CAMPAIGN NEEDS TO START GOING, IT NEEDS TO BE GEARED UP. UM, I WOULD SUGGEST YOU, YOU SCHEDULE YOUR PUBLIC HEARING AND HAVE DIRECTOR COME IN, EVEN THE PROSECUTOR AT THE PUBLIC HEARING TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THAT AT THE SAME TIME. I MEAN, THERE THINGS GOTTA GET GOING WITH THIS CAMPAIGN. THIS IS NOVEMBER. AND REMEMBER EVERYBODY, THIS TAX EXPIRES AND THERE'S NO OTHER OPPORTUNITY TO GET THIS ON THE BALLOT THAN NOVEMBER. SO, UH, ANY DELAY IS GOING TO BE HARMFUL TO THIS. MR. MR. UM, I, I WOULD STILL MOVED TO, WE HOLD THIS AND I WOULD MOVE THAT WE HAVE A HEARING ON JUNE 22ND NINTH, 29TH OR 29TH. 'CAUSE IT GIVE THEM TIME AND, AND GIVE THE PUBLIC NOTICE. SO JUST A 29TH. OKAY. UM, SO THERE'S A MOTION TO HOLD. UM, THERE WAS A SECOND TO HOLD THE SECOND, WAS IT NOT LEGISLATIVE PAYTON? NO, I'M SORRY. I SECONDED. MOTION TO HOLD. ALL RIGHT. VICE CHAIR SMITH IS A SECOND FOR HOLD DISCUSSION ON THE HOLD. WE CAN SET THE PUBLIC HEARING AFTER AND WHATEVER THE TERMS OF THE DATES IS, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE GOOD. WITHHOLDING. OKAY. NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR TO HOLD PLEASE INDICATE AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OKAY, MOVE ON TO THE HOLD. UH, PERSPECTIVES ON, UM, PUBLIC HEARING. I DON'T TEND TO WANNA WAIT ANY LONGER. I MEAN, HONESTLY, I, I'M FINE WITH SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 22ND. WE CAN NOTIFY, UM, THE PROSECUTOR AND, UH, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UH, 'CAUSE I, I AGREE. WE NEED TO GET THIS GOING QUICKLY. MADAM CLERK, WHAT'S OUR TIMEFRAME FOR BALLOT INITIATIVE FOR NOVEMBER? DO WE HAVE, I WANNA SAY THE, UM, I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME. OKAY. BUT I THINK THE DEADLINE IS IN AUGUST. OKAY. LIKE AUGUST 20. SO WE'VE GOT A LITTLE TIME, BUT STILL TO RUN A VIABLE CAMPAIGN. WE WANNA MAKE SURE I HAVE OF IT GUESS AUGUST 25TH. UM, OKAY, SO WE'LL SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 22ND OF JUNE, UM, AND WE WILL MOVE ON 6 0 9 7 [6097 AN ORDINANCE establishing the position of Legislative Intern within the Office of the Jackson County Legislature and setting forth provisions governing the appointment, supervision, and employment of Legislative Interns.] ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF LEGISLATIVE INTERN WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE AND SETTING FORTH PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE APPOINTMENT, SUPERVISION AND EMPLOYMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTERNS, LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE, UH, LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE. IS THERE ANYONE WHO WANTS TO ADVANCE AT THIS POINT? LEGISLATOR ANDERSON. THERE, THERE WAS A COUPLE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO WORK WITH YOU ON THIS, IF IT'S NOT URGENT. ALL RIGHT. WE CAN HOLD, UH, MOVE ON TO FINAL [7 FINAL PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES] [6049 AN ORDINANCE establishing a third-party monitoring program for Jackson County projects and authorizing access for qualified contracted third parties to conduct site visits.] PASSAGE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES 6 0 4 9 ESTABLISHING A THIRD PARTY MONITORING PROGRAM FOR JACKSON COUNTY PROJECTS AND AUTHORIZING ACCESS FOR QUALIFIED CONTRACTED THIRD PARTIES TO CONDUCT SITE VISITS PERFECTED WITHOUT OBJECTION. THIS WILL BE PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR ADOPTION. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S TWO OBJECTIONS WE WILL HOLD. 6 0 4 9 6 0 7 4 [6074 AN ORDINANCE implementing a 180-day moratorium on the processing of data center land use applications and Battery Energy Storage System land use applications by Jackson County for the purpose of developing a long-term policy and accompanying County Code provisions related to such applications, including the direction of regulatory standards and enhanced public notification requirements.] IMPLEMENTING A 180 DAY MORATORIUM ON THE PROCESSING OF DATA CENTER LAND USE APPLICATIONS AND BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM, LAND USE APPLICATIONS BY JACKSON COUNTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING A LONG-TERM POLICY IN ACCOMPANYING COUNTY CODE PROVISIONS RELATED TO SUCH APPLICATIONS, INCLUDING THE DIRECTION OF REGULATORY STANDARDS AND ENHANCED PUBLIC NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. PERFECTED, UH, WITH WITHOUT OBJECTION, THIS WILL BE PLACED IN [01:05:01] THE CONSENTED NINJA FOR ADOPTION. UM, SO I THINK WE WERE GONNA HOLD THIS, WE PERFECTED IT LAST WEEK AND SAID THAT THERE WERE SOME FOLKS THAT WANTED TO ATTEND AN EVENT IN JEFFERSON CITY THAT'S ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE WE DID A FINAL ADOPTION. IF EVERYBODY WANTS TO ADOPT IT, THAT'S OKAY WITH ME. I JUST, YOU KNOW, LAST WEEK WHEN WE PERFECTED, WE DID SAY THAT WE WOULD WAIT UNTIL TWO WEEKS, HENCE SO THAT PEOPLE COULD ATTEND THAT JEFFERSON CITY EVENT. ALRIGHT, ANY OBJECTION TO THE HOLDS? OKAY. ALRIGHT, WE WILL HOLD 6 0 7 4, UH, I BELIEVE SEVERAL OF US ARE LEAVING TOMORROW. UH, 6 0 8 8 [6088 AN ORDINANCE transferring and appropriating $29,658.00 from the undesignated balance of the 2026 Park Fund and authorizing the County Executive to execute a contract with US Engineering of Kansas City, Missouri to cover construction and installation of a drinking fountain at Fleming Park at a cost to the County not to exceed $29,658.00.] TRANSFERRING APPROPRIATING $29,658 FROM THE NON-DESIGNATED FUND BALANCE OF THE 2026 PARK FUND AND AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH US ENGINEERING OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, TO COVER CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF A DRINKING FOUNTAIN AT FLEMING PARK AT ACOSTA COUNTY NOT TO EXCEED $29,658 PERFECTED. SO I, I HAVE ONE INQUIRY OF THIS. IS US ENGINEERING A TERMED SUPPLY CONTRACT OR HOW DID WE GET TO US ENGINEERING? DO YOU RECALL? I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE FOLLOWING THE PROCUREMENT PROCESSES. THIS, THIS AWARD WAS GRANTED, OR THE CONTRACT WAS ENTERED INTO WITH A COMPANY CALLED SHE BUILDS IF I CORRECT. AND, UH, AFTER THE AWARD, I THINK THIS, SHE DIGS IT. SHE DIGS, SHE DIGS IT. YEP. AND SHE DOES AND, UH, AND THIS BODY SAID, WELL, DO THEY DO THAT? AND WE CHECKED WITH 'EM. THEY, THEY DID NOT DO THIS. SO, UH, THIS IS, UH, US ENGINEERING WAS WORKING WITH THE OTHER, WE, WE PIGGYBACKED THE CONSTRUCTION WITH THE LEE SUMMIT COMPANY THAT DID THE PICKLEBALL HERE, PICKLEBALL AND LEE SUMMIT TO DO THAT. AND THE, AND THE US ENGINEERING HAS WORKED ON THAT CONTRACT ALSO, SO I CAN'T TELL. AND I'M LOOKING AT THE DOCUMENTS. THIS COMPANY IS ACCORDING TO THE DOCUMENTS, AN EXISTING JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI TERM SUPPLY CONTRACTOR THAT'S ON PARKS AND REC LETTER IN OUR PACKAGE. OKAY. JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE'RE GOOD WITHOUT OBJECTION. THIS WILL BE PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR ADOPTION. ALL RIGHT. MOVING ON TO RESOLUTIONS [8 RESOLUTIONS IN COMMITTEE] AND COMMITTEE. 2 2 2 7 0 [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.] MORNING AND 11 MONTH TERM SUPPLY CONTRACT WITH FOUR 12 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, KANSAS UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, KANSAS. CONTRACT NUMBER 2 0 2 6 DASH 0 1 4 AND EXISTING COMPETITIVELY, BIG GOVERNMENT CONTRACT JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE. UM, THE COMMITTEE DID NOT, UH, I'D LIKE TO DISCHARGE THIS, PLEASE. OKAY. COMMITTEE DID NOT MEET. SO IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A MOTION TO DISCHARGE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. SECONDED. UM, IS THERE AN ACTION I MOVED TO ADOPT. OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND IT. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. UM, DO WE WANT TO BRING IN SOME TESTIMONY SINCE COMMITTEE DID NOT MEET? YES. LEGISLATION DON'T, DON'T WE NEED TO VOTE ON THE DISCHARGE FIRST AND THEN MOVE TO THE CORRECT. THANK YOU FOR, FOR CATCHING ME UP HERE. UM, SO ON DISCUSSION FOR DISCHARGE. NO DISCUSSION. UM, MADAM CLERK ANDERSON? YES. PEYTON? YES. SMITH. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. ABAR? YES. SEVEN. YES. ONE ABSENT. ONE EXCUSE. ALL RIGHT. NOW IS THERE A MOTION? I, I'M MOVED TO ADOPT. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. UH, ANY DISCUSSION? YES, WE HAVE SOMEONE TO SPEAK. ALRIGHT, LEGISLATOR PEYTON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOUR GUEST? I WILL LET MY GUEST INTRODUCE HIMSELF. A MAN THAT NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION. , I KNOW . THAT'S CAPTAIN CHIP. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIRMAN. MEMBERS OF ALLEGED LEGISLATURE, CHUCK DEGRAFF WITH THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF A CONTRACT THAT WE'VE HAD FOR MANY YEARS WITH STS. UH, THERE WAS SOME DISCUSSION AT THE LAST MEETING AS FAR AS THE EXTENSIONS. THE FOUR EXTENSIONS THAT WE'RE CALLING FOR ON OURS IS MERELY MIRRORING THE JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS CONTRACT THAT WAS SUBMITTED AS A COMPETITIVELY BID CONTRACT. QUESTIONS, COMMON THOUGHTS? ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE. MADAM CLERK ANDERSON? YES. PEYTON? YES. SMITH. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. HAKA? YES. SEVEN. YES. ONE ABSENT. ONE EXCUSED. ALL RIGHT. [22281 A RESOLUTION awarding a thirty-month term and supply contract for the furnishing of automation control products and services for use by the Jackson County Detention Center to Control Service Company of Lee’s Summit, Missouri under the terms and conditions of OMNIA Cooperative Contract #159051, an existing competitively bid government contract.] MOVING ON TO 2 2 2 8. ONE AWARD. ANY 30 MONTH TERM SUPPLY CONTRACT FOR THE FURNISHING OF AUTOMATION CONTROL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES FOR USE BY THE JACKSON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER TO CONTROL SERVICE COMPANY OF LEE SUMMIT, MISSOURI. UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OMNI COOPERATIVE CONTRACT, 1 5 9 0 5 1. AN EXISTING COMPETITIVELY BIG GOVERNMENT CONTRACT, JUSTICE ON LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE, UH, COMMITTEE DID NOT MEET. [01:10:01] SO WE WILL HOLD THIS. 2, 2 2 9 6 [22296 A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with three (3) twelve-month options to extend, for the furnishing of ice cream concessions for resale by Parks + Rec Department to Kansas City Ice Cream Co., Inc., of Kansas City, MO, under the terms and conditions of Invitation to Bid No. 26-024.] ACCORDING TO 12 MONTH TERM SUPPLY CONTRACT WITH THREE 12 MONTH OPTIONS TO EXTEND FOR THE FURNISHING OF ICE CREAM CONCESSIONS FOR RESALE BY PARKS PLUS REC DEPARTMENT TO KANSAS CITY ICE CREAM COMPANY INC. OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF INVITATION TO BID NUMBER 26 DASH 0 2 4 PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, UH, COMMITTEE DID NOT MEET, UH, WE WILL HOLD UNLESS I THINK LEGISLATIVE FRANKLIN YOU ARE THE AUTHOR HERE. YOU WANNA GET SOME ICE CREAM OUT FAST? YEAH. NO, THAT'S FINE. UH, SO THERE WAS A MOTION TO DISCHARGE. IS THERE A SECOND? OH, DISCHARGE. YOU DID DISCHARGE. HE'S DISCHARGE. OH, HE'S FINE. HOLDING. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. 2, 2, 2, 9 7 [22297 A RESOLUTION awarding a contract for software maintenance and support for ADA compliance for use by the COMBAT Administrative Division of the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office to CivicPlus of Manhattan, KS, as a sole source purchase, at an actual cost to the County in the amount of $5,501.00.] AWARD IN A CONTRACT FOR SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT FOR A DA COMPLIANCE FOR USE BY THE COMBAT ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION OF THE JACKSON COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, PACIFIC PLUS OF MANHATTAN, KANSAS AS A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE AND ACTUAL COST TO THE COUNTY IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,501. ANTI-CRIME COMMITTEE. UH, COMMITTEE DID NOT MEET, UH, LEGISLATOR. PEYTON, DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION? IT'S OKAY IF NOT. ALL RIGHT. YES, I WILL MOVE TO DISCHARGE. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE DISCHARGE? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR INDICATE BY THE SIGN OF AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? APPEARS AYES HAVE IT. THE AYES DO INDEED HAVE IT. UM, I MOVE TO ADOPT. SECOND. THERE'S BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2, 2 2 9 7. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. MADAM CLERK ANDERSON? YES. PEYTON? YES. SMITH. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. ABAR? YES. SEVEN. MR. CHAIRMAN, COULD I REVISIT 2 2 2 9 6 PLEASE? UH, SURE. IS THERE ANYONE HERE TO SPEAK ON? YES, SIR. ALRIGHT. I GUESS I WOULD LIKE TO DISCHARGE THIS IF POSSIBLE AND I'LL SECOND THE DISCHARGE. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED FOR BOMB POPS, MR. EXECUTIVE, UH, AND HONOR LEDGER FRANKLIN'S BIRTHDAY. LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME ICE CREAM. THIS RESOLUTION WOULD AWARD A 12 MONTH TERM AND SUPPLY CONTRACT WITH THREE 12 MONTH OPTIONS TO EXTEND FOR THE FURNISHING OF ICE CREAM CONCESSIONS FOR RESALE BY PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT TO KANSAS CITY ICE CREAM COMPANY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AN INVITATION TO BID, A TOTAL OF 77 NOTIFICATIONS WERE DISTRIBUTED, 24 VIEWED AND ONE RESPONSE WERE RECEIVED AND EVALUATED. UH, AS YOU KNOW, KANSAS CITY ICE CREAM COMPANY IS A LOCAL BRAND, PROVIDES ICE CREAM NOVELTIES, AND HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 35 YEARS. PARKS AND REC HAS PURCHASED FROM KANSAS CITY ICE CREAM FOR 10 YEARS NOW. DELIVERIES ARE MADE ON A WEEKLY BASIS IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND THEY ARE EATING ICE CREAM RIGHT NOW. THE ICE CREAM IS RESOLD AT THE FOLLOWING PARKS AND REC ENTERPRISE LOCATIONS. THE ADAIR SOFTBALL COMPLEX, THE SOFTBALL COMPLEX IN LONGVIEW, LONGVIEW BEACH, BLUE SPRINGS, MARINA LONGVIEW, LAKE MARINA, TACOMA MARINA. THE ANNUAL SPEND WILL BE $25,000 ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS BETWEEN THE SIX LOCATIONS. KANSAS ICE CREAM COMPANY OFFERS COMPETITIVE PRICING IN A LARGE VARIETY OF ICE CREAM NOVELTY SUPPLYING OUR CUSTOMER NEEDS AND IF IT'S PART OF THEIR SERVICE, KANSAS CITY ICE CREAM COMPANY PROVIDES STORAGE FREEZERS AND MERCHANDISING FREEZERS FOR USE AT ALL OUR ENTERPRISE LOCATIONS. AND HERE'S SOME SAMPLES. UH, NO, I'M JUST JOKING. . THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION THEY HAVE TWEETY BIRDS OR NO, ON TWEETY BIRDS. OKAY, WE NEED TO UNDO THE HOLD. UM, I THINK WE JUST TAKE IT OUT AS THE DISCHARGE SO THAT YEAH, THAT'S GONNA TRUMP THE HOLD, NO PUN INTENDED. SO IT'S IN, IT'S IN LEGISLATURE. IT'S IN LEGISLATURE AS A WHOLE. SO, UM, MOTION. WE'RE STILL WITHIN THE DISCHARGE VOTE, AREN'T WE? YEAH. SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, UH, TO DISCHARGE, UH, RESOLUTION 2, 2 2 9 6. PLEASE INDICATE BY THE SIGN OF AYE. AYE. OPPOSED? APPEARS AYES HAVE IT. THE AYES DO INDEED. HAVE IT NOW, MR. FRANKLIN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? I MOVE TO ADOPT, ADOPT. SECOND SECOND'S. BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION ON ADOPTION? HEARING NONMEDICAL? I LIKE ICE CREAM. ANDERSON. BIG FAN OF ICE CREAM, I GUESS. PEYTON? YES. SMITH. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. MARK? YES. SEVEN. YES. ONE ABSENT. ONE EXCUSED. ALL RIGHT. UH, 2, 2, 2. I'M SORRY. 2, 2, 3. ZERO THREE. [22303 A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Auditor to execute a Financial Advisory Services Agreement with an entity of their choice for independent financial advisory and consulting services at a cost to the County not to exceed $40,000.00.] AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY AUDITOR TO EXECUTE A FINANCIAL ADVISORY SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH AN ENTITY OF THEIR CHOICE FOR INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISORY AND CONSULTING SERVICES THAT COST THE COUNTY NOT TO EXCEED $50,000. FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. UH, I'LL, I THINK WE'RE, I BELIEVE WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR A FISCAL ON THIS. YEAH, SO WE'LL, WE WILL HOLD, UH, AND THEN WE WILL LIKELY WITHDRAW IN THE FUTURE. 2 2, 3 0 4. [22304 A RESOLUTION establishing the Unincorporated Jackson County Fund and directing the County Executive and County Administration to develop policies and procedures for the administration of said fund.] ESTABLISHING THE UNINCORPORATED JACKSON COUNTY FUND AND DIRECTING THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATION TO DEVELOP POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF SAID FUND, FINANCE AND [01:15:01] AUDIT COMMITTEE. UH, WE WILL HOLD, UH, CONSENT AGENDA. [9 CONSENT AGENDA] I THINK WE HAVE ONE RESOLUTION FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. I HAVE, UH, THE ONLY THING I SEE IS 6 0 8 8 60 70. I'M SORRY, WHAT? 6 0 8 8. YEAH. 6 0 8 8. THAT'S CORRECT. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? MOVE TO ADOPT. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED. AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? MADAM CLERK ANDERSON? YES. PEYTON? YES. SMITH. HUSKY. YES. FRANKLIN? YES. MCGEE LAUER? YES. SMITH? YES. YES. WE SEVEN? YES. ONE EXCUSE, ONE ABSENT. [10 INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCES AND ASSIGNMENT TO COMMITTEE] [6098 AN ORDINANCE repealing section 1540.1, of the Jackson County Code, 1984 and enacting, in lieu thereof, one new section relating to the same subject requiring that the Legislative County Auditor maintain a permanent position on the Board responsible for the Administration and Oversight of County Pension and Retirement Systems with an effective date.] UH, 6 0 9 8 REPEALING SECTION 1 5 4 0 0.1 OF THE JACKSON COUNTY CODE 1984. AND ENACTING LIE THERE OF ONE NEW SECTIONS RELATING TO THE SAME SUBJECT REQUIRING THAT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNTY AUDITOR MAINTAIN A PERMANENT POSITION ON THE BOARD OF RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND OVERSIGHT OF THE COUNTY PENSION AND RETIREMENT SYSTEMS WITH AN EFFECTIVE DATE INTRODUCED BY MANUEL BARKER. IV. WE'LL ASSIGN A FINANCE AND AUDIT. MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY ADD-ONS? NO. MR. CHAIRMAN. ALRIGHT. MOVING ON TO INTRODUCTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS TO COMMITTEE. UH, WE'VE ADOPTED A LOT EARLIER. 2, 2, 3, 1, 1 [22311 A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract for the furnishing of personal computers, miscellaneous computer hardware, software, maintenance and professional services for use by various County departments to SHI International Corporation, of Somerset, NJ under the terms and conditions of State of Missouri Contract Number CT220337001, an existing competitively bid government contract.] MORNING, 12 MONTH TERM SUPPLY CONTRACT FOR THE FURNISHING OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS, MISCELLANEOUS COMPUTER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, MAINTENANCE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES FREED BY VARIOUS COUNTY DEPARTMENTS TO SHI INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION OF SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STATE OF MISSOURI. CONTRACT NUMBER C TWO, CT 2 2 3 3 7 1. AN EXISTING COMPETITIVELY BIG GOVERNMENT CONTRACT INTRODUCED BY DONNA PEYTON. UH, WE'LL ASSIGN TO PUBLIC WORKS, UH, RESOLUTION 2, 2 3 1 2. MR. CHAIR? UH, YES, I'D LIKE TO, UH, SPEAK ON THIS FOR A MOMENT. THIS IS, UH, REGARDING THE, THE 9 1 1 FUNDS AND, UM, IN SEPTEMBER LEGISLATOR, WHICH ONE ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? UH, 2, 3, 1, 1. OKAY, JUST MAKING SURE. YEP, GO AHEAD. I THOUGHT WE WERE ON ONE TWO. I'M SORRY. UH, WE HAVEN'T READ IT YET. ALRIGHT. UM, BEFORE WE READ IT, UM, AUTHORIZED [22312 A RESOLUTION authorizing the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing to issue a check in the amount of $239,121.00 for the purchase of equipment for the City of Buckner.] AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND PURCHASING TO ISSUE A CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $239,121 FOR THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE CITY OF BUCKNER INTRODUCED BY MANUEL BARKER IV. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, NOW LEGISLATOR, GO AHEAD. THANK YOU . UM, IN SEPTEMBER OF 25, UH, WE AS A BODY UNANIMOUSLY PASSED RESOLUTION 2 2 0 4 0, WHICH, UH, YOU WERE SENT INFORMATION ON. AND THIS RESOLUTION STATES THAT ANY REQUEST FOR 9 1 1 FUNDS MUST GO THROUGH ADMINISTRATION FIRST SO THAT IT CAN BE IDENTIFIED WHAT MIGHT BE QUALIFYING EXPENSES AND WHAT MAY NOT BE QUALIFYING EXPENSES AND TO MEASURE IT ACCORDING TO THE REQUIREMENTS. SO I WOULD SUGGEST THAT, UM, ACCORDING TO THAT RESOLUTION, THIS WOULD NEED TO GO THROUGH ADMINISTRATION. UH, IT ALREADY HAS, THAT'S HOW IT'S MADE IT TO THE AGENDA. IT'S BEEN SIGNED OFF BY ADMINISTRATION LEADING ALL THE WAY UP TO THIS POINT. HAS IT NOT? I I DON'T THINK IT HAS. HOW DID IT GET ON THE AGENDA? DOESN'T IT HAVE THE PING PONG PROCESS TO GET THROUGH ALL OF THE FINANCE AND DEPARTMENTS THAT'S WITHIN YOUR JURISDICTION? IT A LEGISLATIVE PROCESS TO GET ON THE AGENDA? SO I'M CONFUSED. I'M, I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK INTO IT OTHER THAN I UNDERSTOOD THAT LEGISLATOR LAUER HAD SOME CONCERNS AND I DIDN'T SIGN IT BECAUSE I NEEDED TIME TO LOOK INTO IT WHEN I, UH, HEARD ABOUT THE ISSUES ON THURSDAY. OKAY. WELL, I'M, EXCUSE ME. GO AHEAD, MADAM CLERK. IT IS SIGNED BY THE COUNTY COUNSELOR. IT IS NOT SIGNED BY THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE. OKAY, MR. EXECUTIVE, HAVE YOU NOT SEEN IT, REVIEWED IT? Y UH, YES, I HAVE. I HAVE REVIEWED IT. AND, AND THE, THE PROCESS OF THE POLICY THAT THIS BODY THING, IT HAS TO GO THROUGH ADMINISTRATION, SO I DID NOT SIGN IT. I THOUGHT, I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD GET ON THE AGENDA. I THOUGHT WE'D DISCUSS IT. OKAY. UH, WE WILL ASSIGN IT TO PUBLIC WORKS AND WE'LL HOLD IT THERE UNTIL WE HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSIONS. OKAY. 2, 2, 3, 1 3 [22313 A RESOLUTION authorizing the Interim Director of Finance and Purchasing to issue a check in the amount of $50,000.00 to the Mattie Rhodes Center to fund the creation of a youth employment and community arts pilot program.] AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND PURCHASING TO ISSUE A CHECK IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 TO THE MATTY ROAD CENTER TO FUND THE CREATION OF A YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND COMMUNITY ARTS PILOT PROGRAM INTRODUCED BY MANUEL BARKER IV, WELL ASSIGNED TO THE ARTS AND CULTURE COMMITTEE, 2 2 3 1 4 [22314 A RESOLUTION authorizing a thirty-six-month term and supply contract for the furnishing of Workday timeclock hardware, software, and support services for use by the 16th Circuit Court and various Jackson County departments to Accu-Time Systems of Windsor, CT, as a sole source purchase.] AUTHORIZING A 36 MONTH TERM SUPPLY CONTRACT FOR THE FURNISHING OF WORKDAY, TIME CLOCK HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, AND SUPPORT SERVICES FEES BY THE 16TH CIRCUIT COURT AND VARIOUS JACKSON COUNTY DEPARTMENTS TO ACCU TIME SYSTEMS OF WINDSOR, CONNECTICUT AS A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE INTRODUCED BY DONNA PEYTON. UH, WE'LL SIGN THAT TO BUDGET AND I BELIEVE I WANNA BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR. OKAY. UH, MOVING ON TO 2 2 3 1 5 [22315 A RESOLUTION awarding a twelve-month term and supply contract, with one (1) twelve-month option to extend, for the furnishing of Workday professional services for use by the Information Technology Department to Remy Corporation of Denver, CO, under the terms and conditions of State of Oklahoma contract No. SW1025, as an acquisition from another governmental entity.] A AWARD, A 12 MONTH TERM SUPPLY CONTRACT WITH ONE 12 MONTH OPTION TO EXTEND FOR THE FURNISHING OF WORKDAY PROFESSIONAL [01:20:01] SERVICES FOR USE BY THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, U REMY CORPORATION OF DENVER, COLORADO UNDER THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF STATE, STATE OF OKLAHOMA. CONTRACT NUMBER SW 1 0 2 5 AS AN ACQUISITION FROM ANOTHER GOVERNMENT ENTITY INTRODUCED BY DONNA PEYTON. OKAY. WE'LL ASSIGN THIS TO BUDGET AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED AS A SPONSOR HERE TOO. ALL RIGHT. UH, AND MR. EXECUTIVE, IF YOU COULD, I THINK THERE WAS SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT WORKDAY TRAININGS AND SUCH THAT I THINK AUDITOR'S OFFICE AND SEVERAL OTHERS HAD SOME REQUESTS FOR. UH, SO IF YOU CAN HAVE SOMEBODY COME FROM WORKDAY, I THINK THAT'D BE HELPFUL. UM, 2, 2 3, 1 6, [22316 A RESOLUTION declaring certain County-owned land as surplus real property and authorizing the Administration to solicit bids for selling fifteen (15) surplus parcels.] DECLARING CERTAIN COUNTY OWNED LAND AS SURPLUS REAL PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING THE ADMINISTRATION TO SOLICIT BIDS FOR SELLING 15 SURPLUS PARCELS INTRODUCED BY CHARLIE FRANKLIN FINANCE AND AUDIT. WE'LL SIGN THAT TO FINANCE AND AUDIT. MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY ADD-ONS? NO. MR. CHAIRMAN, WE, WE, UH, MR. CHAIR, WE DID THE 3 1 7. OH, PERFECT. UH, VICE CHAIR SMITH? YES. JUST CAN I MAKE AN INQUIRY OF THE EXECUTIVE ON THE LAST RESOLUTION? 2, 2, 3 1 6, I BELIEVE, UM, SOMETIME AGO, THE ADMINISTRATION SET ABOUT A PROCESS TO KIND OF IDENTIFY COMPREHENSIVELY ALL PROPERTIES OWNED BY THE COUNTY, WHAT THEY WERE BEING USED FOR, WHAT THEY WERE COSTING US. UM, MY HOPE WOULD BE THAT THAT INFORMATION WOULD BE MADE AVAILABLE TO US IF IT'S, IF IT'S BROADLY AVAILABLE AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT SURPLUS IN NUMEROUS PROPERTIES. I I'M ASSUMING THAT MEANS WE HAVE A, A GOOD HANDLE NOW ON, ON WHAT WE OWN. SO IT'S JUST A REQUEST TO THE EXECUTIVE TO FURNISH THAT INFORMATION TO ME ON ANY OTHER LEGISLATOR THAT MIGHT WANT IT. OKAY. UM, MADAM CLERK, ARE THERE ANY OTHER ADD-ONS OF JUST MAKING SURE NO, MR. CHAIRMAN, UH, COUNTY EXECUTIVE [12 COUNTY EXECUTIVE ORDERS] ORDERS EXECUTIVE ORDER 26 22. [26-22 I hereby make the following appointments to the Ethics, Human Relations & Citizen Complaints Commission (EHRCC): Terry Riley is hereby appointed to a new term set to expire 12/31/2030. Mr. Riley’s resume is attached.] I HEREBY MAKE THE FOLLOWING APPOINTMENTS TO THE ETHICS, HUMAN RELATIONS AND CITIZEN COMPLAINTS COMMISSION. TERRY RILEY IS HEREBY APPOINTED TO A NEW, TO A NEW TERM SET TO EXPIRE. DECEMBER 31ST, 2030. MR. RILEY'S RESUME IS ATTACHED, BUT THERE WAS NO ATTACHED RESUME. [26-23 I hereby make the following reappointments to the Merit System Commission: Rose Johnson is hereby reappointed to a successive term set to expire 6/30/2030. Ms. Johnson’s resume is attached. Kirk Doan is hereby reappointed to a successive term set to expire 6/30/2030. Mr. Doan’s resume is attached.] EXECUTIVE ORDER. 26 23. I HEREBY MAKE THE FOLLOWING REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE MERIT SYSTEM COMMISSION, ROSE JOHNSON IS HEREBY REAPPOINTED TO A SUCCESSIVE TERM SET TO EXPIRE JUNE 30TH, 2030. MS. JOHNSON'S RESUME IS ATTACHED. KIRK DO IS HEREBY REAPPOINTED TO A SUCCESSIVE TERM SET TO EXPIRE JUNE 30TH, 2030. MR. DO'S RESUME IS ATTACHED AND THOSE ARE BOTH ATTACHED. OKAY. UH, SO MR. EXECUTIVE, MR. RILEY'S, UM, RESUME. GO AHEAD, MADAM. IT WAS SUPPLIED IT SO SOMEWHERE IT'S IN NO, IT'S IN BETWEEN SOMEWHERE. IT, IT, IT NEVER CAME TO MY EYE. YEAH, IT'S SOMEWHERE. OKAY. YOU GOT IT. UH, EXECUTIVE ORDER 26 24. I HEREBY RESEND EXECUTIVE ORDER 26 21 DATED MAY 26 POINTING JOHN R. HUMPHREY AND JANE WHITING TO THE ETHICS, HUMAN RELATIONS AND CITIZEN COMPLAINTS COMMISSION. OKAY. UH, AND MR. EXECUTIVE, I THINK THERE MIGHT BE SOME CHANGES ON THE MERIT COMMISSION. WE NEED TO LOOK AT. I THINK THERE'S SOME INDEFINITE APPOINTMENTS THAT ARE NO LONGER EMPLOYEES. I BELIEVE SO WE NEED TO GO BACK AND THAT'S ALL BEEN CHANGED? IT'S ALL BEEN CHANGED. WE'VE ALREADY HAD EXECUTIVE ORDER THAT, THAT TOOK CARE OF THOSE. OKAY. PREVIOUSLY, I'LL LET THE CLERK FIGURE THAT PART OUT. I'M SORRY, I MISSED YOUR FIRST TIME. YOU'RE, YOU'RE SPEAKING OF THE PENSION BOARD THING, NOT MAYOR. OH, PENSION BOARD. OKAY. MY APOLOGIES. UM, UH, WE'LL FOLLOW UP JUST TO MAKE SURE. UM, [13 UNFINISHED BUSINESS] ANY UNFINISHED BUSINESS. OH, MR. CHAIRMAN. YES. LEGISLATOR ANDERSON. MR. CHAIRMAN, PER POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, I JUST WANTED TO SAY, UH, THAT I APPRECIATE THE HARD WORK OF, UH, MY STAFF, MY, UH, MY, UH, MY CHIEF OF STAFF AND, AND, AND MY OTHER STAFFER. UH, FIRST WINIFRED AND MISHA, YOU DID SUCH HARD WORK, UH, WITH RECOGNIZING ALL OF THE GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS THAT MAKE OUR COUNTY BETTER FOR PRIDE MONTH. AND I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT OF HARD WORK AND I APPRECIATE YOU BOTH VERY MUCH. AND I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE, UM, YOUR EFFORTS AND, UH, MY, AND TO SAY MY APPRECIATION FOR THE BOTH OF YOU. POINT OF PRIVILEGE. YEP. UM, WE ARE CELEBRATING NOT ONLY LEGISLATOR FRANKLIN'S BIRTHDAY, BUT WE HAVE NOT SAID HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LEGISLATOR ANDERSON OR TO BISHOP TYNDALL. WHO TO HAVE BIRTHDAYS THAT WERE RECENTLY, RECENTLY PASSED. SO, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Y'ALL. SECOND. YOU WANT ME TO SING ? ALL RIGHT. UH, NEW [14 NEW BUSINESS] BUSINESS. UH, A CLOSED MEETING WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 22ND, 2026 IN KANSAS CITY. UH, JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE READ THAT ALOUD. UH, ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS. ONE MORE MR. CHAIRMAN FROM ME? YEP. MR. EXECUTIVE. HOPE IT'S CAKE OR ICE CREAM. ICE CREAM. IT'S SOMETHING I WANTED. TAKE A MOMENT TO RECOGNIZE A VERY SPECIAL MILESTONE IN JACKSON COUNTY HISTORY. THIS YEAR. WE CELEBRATE 200 YEARS OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI. FOR TWO CENTURIES, GENERATIONS OF RESIDENTS, PUBLIC SERVANTS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS HAVE HELPED SHAPE THE PLACE WE ARE ALL PROUD TO CALL HOME. IT'S ESPECIALLY [01:25:01] FITTING. WE CELEBRATE THIS ANNIVERSARY IN THE SAME COUNTY WHERE HARRY S TRUMAN BECAME, BEGAN HIS CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF JACKSON COUNTY IN 1926. HE UNDERSTOOD THAT GOOD GOVERNMENTS BUILT BY PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO SERVE SOMETHING LARGER THAN THEMSELVES. YESTERDAY OUR NATION OBSERVED FLAG DAY A TIME TO REFLECT ON THE IDEALS AND FREEDOMS OUR FLAG REPRESENTS. IT SEEMS FITTING THAT AS WE CELEBRATE OUR OWN 200 YEAR HISTORY, WE'LL BE RAISING OUR JACKSON COUNTY BICENTENNIAL FLAGS AT COUNTY BUILDINGS THIS WEEK AS A SYMBOL OF OUR SHARED HERITAGE AND THE PRIDE WE HAVE IN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. TODAY I WANTED TO GIVE EACH OF YOU A SMALL TOKEN OF APPRECIATION AND REMINDER OF THIS HISTORIC YEAR. IN THE GIFT BOX, YOU'LL FIND A COLLECTION OF BICENTENNIAL KEEPSAKES, A ERD COIN, AN INK PEN, A LAPEL PEN, A FLAG, A LANYARD, AND A DECAL. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, I'VE ALSO HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF PRESENTING THESE SAME BIAL GIFT BOXES TO THE MAYORS THROUGHOUT JACKSON COUNTY. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO ALL OF YOU, MAYOR, SO HANG IN THERE. IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ME THAT THE CELEBRATION EXTEND BEYOND COUNTY GOVERNMENT BECAUSE OUR 200 YEAR STORY BELONGS TO EVERY COMMUNITY, EVERY CITY, AND EVERY RESIDENT WHO CALLS JACKSON COUNTY HOME. THESE ITEMS ARE SIMPLE, BUT THEY REPRESENT SOMETHING MUCH LARGER. THEY REPRESENT 200 YEARS OF PERSEVERANCE, PROGRESS, AND PUBLIC SERVICE. THEY ALSO REPRESENT THE RESPONSIBILITY WE SHARE TO LEAVE JACKSON COUNTY STRONGER FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. PRESIDENT TRUMAN ONCE SAID, THE ONLY THING NEW IN THIS WORLD IS THE HISTORY. WE DO NOT KNOW. AS, AS WE CELEBRATE OUR RISE, I HOPE THESE KEEPSAKES SERVE AS A REMINDER OF THE HISTORY THAT BROUGHT US HERE AND THE LEGACY WE ARE CREATING TOGETHER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP, YOUR DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE, AND EVERYTHING YOU DO ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF JACKSON COUNTY. THERE'S A MAD SEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE SEEN HIM. HE'S COMING ON RIGHT NOW. , , UH, MR. EXECUTIVE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS. UH, SINCE IT'S PROVIDED TO ALL OF US, WE ARE NOT VIOLATING OUR OWN POLICIES FOR THE $5 GIFTS. SO WE ARE GOOD, UH, IN THAT REALM. UM, AND I THINK THERE'S A, A WISH AND, AND A DESIRE FOR US TO ALL FIGURE OUT HOW ELSE WE CAN COMMEMORATE. SO WE'LL LOOK FORWARD TO MORE OPPORTUNITIES IN THAT WAY. UH, MAYBE WE'LL EVEN PLAN A TIME CAPSULE SOMEWHERE. UM, ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS. AND I'M SURE VICE-CHAIR SMITH AND LEGISLATORS WHO ARE, UH, MCGEE WHO ARE MISSING, UM, WILL AND LEGISLATOR SMITH WILL GET THE BOXES TO YOU AS NECESSARY OR SLIDE 'EM IN YOUR MAILBOXES. UH, ANY OTHER NEW BUSINESS? HEARING NONE. THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD ON MONDAY, JUNE 22ND, 2026 AT 3:00 PM AT THE JACKSON COUNTY COURTHOUSE. FOUR 15 EAST 12TH STREET, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. SECOND FLOOR LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AREA. IS THERE A MOTION [15 ADJOURNMENT] TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. SARAH. SECONDS SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR INDICATE BY THE SIGN OF AYE. AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.