EPIC JACKSON COUNTY BUDGET OVERRIDE AGAINST EXEC FRANK WHITE!!!

Whilst the plebs enjoy Bud Light and a variety of cured meats . . . Our blog community is more interested in how budget sausage is manufactured for public consumption.

Here's the latest on the process that most local media have all but ignored . . . 

JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE OVERRIDES BUDGET FROM EXEC'S OFFICE!!!

Point of order: This is the biggest county in Missouri so the dearth of coverage regarding MILLIONS of dollars in taxpayer money is kinda unforgivable.

Agree or disagree with elected officials arguing about cash . . . We think the political push back is DEFINITELY newsworthy . . . Now we'll do our best to unpack the issue:

Remember, we noted the Exec's budget presser last week with several line item vetoes highlighted.

This week . . . 

Community reaction to the cuts was so overwhelmingly negative that the legislature was forced to react.

There was talk about agreement before going into the process but those promises were seemingly ignored. 

Deep cuts to community groups and neighborhood programs inspired the legislature to rally votes against Exec Frank's team. 

For now, a 6-3 override brings the budget process back into negotiations. 

Exec Frank was apparently fuming after the meeting and seemed to have a tense exchange with community leader Gwen Grant given that she, the entire Urban Council and a great many people felt slighted by the numbers coming out of the courthouse. 

But here's the most important outcome of the showdown . . . 

THE JACKSON COUNTY LEGISLATURE THREATENS TO TURN EXEC FRANK WHITE INTO A LAME DUCK ONLY MONTHS INTO HIS NEW TERM!!!

Legislative Chair DaRon McGee has crafted a coalition amongst his colleagues and clearly doesn't seem to be afraid to push back against the Exec's office.

Also . . .

Overall the legislature coming into their own is a good thing for voters.

An insider tells us . . . 

"It's a separate branch of government after all . . . There should be debate. There needs to be checks & balances."  

There was a fear that the Executive's office would have free reign in what is likely the final term of this administration.

The tables seem to have turned quickly . . . Normally, the Exec has influence over the majority long before any issue is put to a vote. 

Now . . . 

A curious and mostly unimportant press release sent late in the day along with media focus on the parade might distract from the override in the minds of most voters . . . But insiders seem surprised by the push back and await reaction from Team Frank.

And so . . . For the moment well-deserved augment about 12th & Oak allocations takes center stage as the new legislature seems to be coming into its own. 

Developing . . .