IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 9057. and 9059., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the Housing Resources Commission, and enacting two new sections relating to the same subject.
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ORDINANCE NO. 4651, August 4, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, Dennis Waits, Crystal Williams, Greg Grounds, and Bob Spence, County Legislators
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BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Enacting Clause.
Sections 9057. and 9059., Jackson County Code, 1984, are hereby repealed, and two new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 9057. and 9059., to read as follows:
9057. Establishment of Housing Resources Commission.
There is hereby established the Jackson County Housing Resources Commission (JCHRC), consisting of five (5) voting members, which shall include [the Legislator from the Second District] a member of the County Legislature, who shall serve as chairman of the Commission, and four (4) Jackson County residents, all of whom shall be appointed by the County Executive subject to disapproval by the County Legislature. The term of each [appointed] member shall be three years, except that the term of the member representing the County Legislature shall be coterminous with that member's term on the County Legislature. Appointments to the commission made after the effective date Ordinance 3463 shall, to the maximum extent possible, preserve the staggered terms of office. Any vacancy on the Commission shall be filled by appointment and approval in like manner for the unexpired portion of the term. All members shall continue to serve until their successors have been appointed and qualified. The Commission shall meet at regular meetings at least once every two months and at such additional meetings from time to time as it deems necessary. A majority of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Each member of the Commission shall serve without pay but may be reimbursed from the special fund created by section 9056., for moneys actually and necessarily expended in the performance of their duties under sections 9054.-9058., but such reimbursement shall not exceed two and one-half percent of the fees collected annually pursuant to section 9054.
9059. Housing Resources Commission Staff.
The Housing Resources Commission shall have such staff as may be authorized by the County Legislature in the annual budget. Any staff to the commission so authorized shall be appointed by the chairman of the commission, subject to the disapproval of the County Legislature, and shall serve at the pleasure of the chairman. Any persons appointed as staff to the commission shall be experienced in county government or have comparable experience with other legislative bodies and the governmental contract process at the county or other governmental level, or comparable private sector business experience. The staff shall be compensated from the Homeless Assistance Fund as permitted by the provisions of Chapter 67.1062 et seq., RSMo, as amended, at rates or salaries established by the County Legislature.
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. 4651 introduced on August 4, 2014, was duly passed on August 11, 2014 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 No. 4651.
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Date Michael D. Sanders, County Executive