Cass County Commission - Regular Meeting

Do you have something? Uh, presiding commissioner Houston is absent. In the absence of Commissioner Houston, I'm appointing Commissioner Morland as acting presiding commissioner. Pursuant to RSM49.070. Okay. I'm going to go ahead and call the March 25th meeting to order. Roll call, please. Mike Warren, here. Jeff Fletcher, here. is absent. Okay, you all stand for the pledge of allegiance.

I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Okay, I need a motion to accept the agenda as presented. So moved. Second. All in favor? Two votes for. Motion carries. I need a motion for the approval of the commission meeting minutes for March 4th. So moved. Second. All approved. Tudo. Motion approved. I need a motion to approve the work session minutes for March 5th with Navigate for March 5th for the department head update. March 12th for the insurance and March 12th for the RFQ for the sheriff's edition. So move.

Second. All in favor? Do you vote for? No against. Motion carries. Okay. Resolution number 26-23 approving the appraisal engagement with Bliss and Associates for the property located at 107 County Line Road, Belton, Missouri. So moved.

Second. Any comments? Seeing none, I'll ask for a vote. All in favor? Motion carries. Resolution 26-24 approving an engagement letter with Wagstaff and Carmel. Need a motion. So moved.

Second. comments. If you don't know, this is with the marijuana lawsuit. This is a law firm going to represent the county. Counties being in a class action lawsuit. So, and these are is the firm that's going to represent us on that. So, okay. See no other comments. Motion two, four, none against. Motion carries. Okay. Resolution 26-25 setting a public hearing on the petition to vacate certain platted but unconstructed roadways within the Dickensson Manor subdivision preser to section 71-270 Missouri. Need a motion.

So moved. Second. Any comments? There is a date that you all will need to fill in for this resolution. We'll have to publish some notice. So, I would suggest um like beginning early May, get the calendar out. We didn't want to set it because we didn't know what your all's I thought about 30 days at least from now is what? Yeah. So, the first the first meeting in May is May the 6th. The second meeting is May the 13th. Don't know if y'all have any scheduled vacations or training or anything. None of them work. I don't know anything.

But it has to be advertised. Yeah. 15 days, isn't it, Kathy? 15 days. Yeah. May 6th would seem to work. Give us plenty of time. So May six. Does that sound good? Yeah, I think it's looking pretty good. Now you have a you have a meeting, I think, on the calendar. Early May. May 6th. Oh, I'll have to look. Yeah. You want to get after the We have to set it now. We can because that that'll that'll tell us that will trigger the trigger time. We can do May 13th. Let's do the 13. Let's do May 13th then.

I don't see anything on the 13th. Just the commission meeting. So, thank you. Okay. I'll ask for a vote. All in favor? Two votes for, none against. Motion carries. Resolution 26-26, Cass County Auditor's Office. This is a resolution authorizing Cass County, Missouri to participate in the national opioid settlement with certain regional distributors, distributors and dispensers. So moved. Second. Any comments on this? See, Jack? Yeah, usually Jack another one of the string of lawsuits on his opioid situation.

This one is kind of like almost like the miscellaneous catching everything. Everybody who wasn't named yet is liable. Hopefully this might be one of the last ones last, you know. I think they're calling these defendants the remnant defendants. So hopefully this is the sounds like a description of remnant sound. Yeah. So hopefully this is it. I mean I say hopefully just because it's restricted funds and I know it got to be creative in how you spend it.

Okay. Ask for a vote. All in favor 24 zero against. Motion carries. Resolution 26-27, Cass County Road and Bridge Department, declaring certain county equipment to be surplus and authorizing the disposal. Therefore, a motion. So moved. Second, Derek. Yes. So, it's a an 07 Chevy pickup and a 2015 wheel loader. We got surplus and then to be put on public auction. They're just used and ready to be sold. Purple Wave, I assume. Purple Wave is what we use. has been working well.

Yes, it's worked very well the last five, six years. So, okay, I'll ask for a vote. All in favor? Two in favor, zero against. Motion carries. Resolution 26-28 maintenance department approving an agreement with legacy lawns for mowing services at the Cass County Justice Center. Need a motion. So moved.

Second. We had 11 different bids, I believe, on that. Legacy came in at the bottom went at 490. They range crew up to 2250 a month on that cycle. We're ready to talk with him. He's ready to start whenever we get everything through. So, we'll be glad to have that. That's a cheaper cost than we've had in the past the last few years. So, hopefully everything works out. This is a two-year contract. Two year. Great. Yeah. I read the big Harrisonville Nate or lives here in Harrisonville. So, yep. I talked to people and they're going to bring three people in plus an extra person to do the weedy. He thinks they handle it. Four to five hours. Easy. Get in, get it done, get going.

You did a walk around with him. Showed him. Yep. The whole thing. Explained everything. Explained to him, give you a couple times to screw up and then we'll make other arrangements. I was going to say you got the the Bobby Claws in there, right? also move that. Okay, I'll ask for vote. All in favor? Two votes for zero against. Motion carries. Okay. For the record, Cass County Commission, the Cass County Commission Association Certificate of Training, Bob Houston, Mike Morland, and Jeff Fletcher. So, that will be entered into the record.

We're educated. We have our mandatory training a couple weeks ago down at the lake. So very good. Another for the record, the Cass County Collector's Office form 205, the collector's annual settlement. Chris, you have the floor.

Good afternoon. Every year, uh, county collectors are required by law to file the 205 form, uh, which Kathy the clerk's office will do for us. And I want to thank her for all her good help and my chief deputy, Lori, for we do this actually every month. We settle every month and so it's easier at the end of the year to do our tax return. But we collect for 91 entities and the state of Missouri. We dispersed last year $215.8 8 million. That is a record. Uh we've never had this many pieces of real estate, this many parcels, as you know, with all the lot splits that are going on right now. And uh the the line of people out the door to get waiverss for personal property accounts has never been longer. So uh this number is up uh from last year. The largest recipient are the 14 public school districts in Cass County. They received $142.4 4 million, 66% of total dispersements go to 14 public schools. And so it is certainly the vast majority of the taxes we collect and disperse. Anybody have any questions about the return?

No, sounds good. Thank you. Thank you, Chris. Thank you, Chris.

Okay. Okay. For the record, the Cascade Treasures Office 2025 financial statement. Yes. That every year we need to publish in a newspaper in the county. The U preceding year's financial statement that just shows beginning balances, receipts, expenditures, and ending balances. shows debt that we still have on our bonds, sales tax rates, information like that. And simply the requirement being being met for that and I don't think it's actually due to the newspaper till the end of June. They extended that a couple years ago, but uh we're in good shape. So plenty of time to get in the paper.

Very good. Okay. Public comment.

Good afternoon. Again, this is a reminder that the Cass County Senior Citizen Property Tax Program open enrollment for new applicants will begin on Monday, April 13th and will last until July 2nd. So, our seniors have Medicare and have Medicare Advantage plans. They have an open enrollment in the fall. Um, we're going to have open enrollment for the property tax credit in the spring and that is my goal as long as I'm a collector to be to be able to offer an open enrollment for new applicants. Those folks need to be 62 years old legally responsible for the payment of property taxes of their home, a home that is their homestead, not investment property, not commercial property, but a homestead. Uh, we would need a photo ID and a utility bill. will be open uh each day with a clerk dedicated at the second window just for seniors from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. So, we would ask those seniors not to come first thing in the morning. And then there's so many folks racing to the license bureau after work, we're asking them not to come after 4:00. So, middle of the day, 10 to 3, 3:30, we will have window 2 open for any new senior. And as a reminder, for those seniors already enrolled in the program, they no longer have to complete an application. They do not have to fill out a postcard. They do not have to make a phone call. They do not have to come to my office. Once enrolled, it's continuous until cancelled. We now have access to the national death file. Uh and also are able to take a look at those deed transfers on a daily basis. So, we can reference our spreadsheet and remove those households accordingly. So, open enrollment, new applicants, 9:00 a.m. beginning April 13th.

Thank you. Okay. Thank you, Chris. Any other public comment? Close public comment. Commissioner communication. Did have one one call from gentleman that lived on Lover's Lane when they closed the Flow Water Crossing. So, I think we got that talked out, but we did talk about that. So, yes. Okay. I'll ask for a motion for adjournment. Motion to adjourn. Second. All in favor? We're jerk.