IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE repealing section 5500., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to petty offenses and enacting one new section in lieu thereof.
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ORDINANCE NO. 4515, April 8, 2013
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater and Dennis Waits, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Jackson County that the Sheriff's jurisdiction to enforce the County's Petty Offense Code in County Municipal Court be extended throughout the entire County, in the same manner as the County's Traffic Code is enforced; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Enacting Clause.
Section 5500., Jackson County Code, 1984, is hereby repealed, and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 5500., to read as follows:
5500. Scope.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply [to the unincorporated area] throughout the territorial limits of Jackson County[, to all property belonging to the county wherever located in the county, and within the territorial limits of any city within Jackson County with which the county has entered into an intergovernmental agreement relating to enforcement of county ordinance violations].
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached Ordinance, Ordinance No. 4515 introduced on April 8, 2013, was duly passed on April 8, 2013 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _________8______ Nays ______0________
Abstaining _____0_____ Absent _____0_______ Excused______1_____
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance # 4515.
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Date Michael D. Sanders, County Executive