IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE enacting section 554., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to county fiscal policy.
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ORDINANCE # 3781, June 19, 2006
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, many County offices and departments routinely receive overpayments for fees, taxes, and costs due the County; and,
WHEREAS, since it costs $8.00 in staff time and resources to issue a check, the processing refunds of small overpayments causes a significant burden on County staff and resources; and,
WHEREAS, for example, between May 19 and May 23, 2006, the Collection Department issued sixty-seven refund checks of ten dollars or less, at a cost to the County in excess of $500.00; and,
WHEREAS, section 9051.15 of the County Code authorizes the Recorder of Deeds to retain a fee not to exceed $10.00 for any overpayment, thereby significantly reducing the number of refunds that department is required to process; and,
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to extend this overpayment fee to other departments and offices of County government that accept payments, in order to allow those departments and offices to enjoy the same efficiencies; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Enacting Clause.
Section 554., Jackson County Code, 1984, is hereby enacted to read as follows:
554. Overpayments of Fees, Taxes, and Costs.
The county will retain an overpayment processing fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) for any overpayment of any fee, tax, or cost specified in this code or required by law. The remainder of any overpayment, if in excess of ten dollars ($10.00), will be refunded in the ordinary course of county business. No overpayment of ten dollars or less will result in a refund unless the payor makes a request in writing within thirty (30) days of the transaction, and provides a receipt or document number evidencing the transaction, in which case the overpayment processing fee may be waived by the director or head of the county department or office that received the payment. Unless otherwise provided in this code, all overpayment processing fees shall be deposited to the credit of the same fund in which the underlying fee, tax, or cost was deposited.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature 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 # 3781 introduced on June 19, 2006 was duly passed on July 10, 2006 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _________9_______ Nays ____0____
Abstaining __0____ Absent ___0_____
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for her signature.
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance # 3781.
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Date Katheryn J. Shields, County Executive