IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION approving the 2026-2027 Jackson County Assessment and Equalization Maintenance Plan.
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RESOLUTION NO. 22149, January 26, 2026
INTRODUCED BY Charlie Franklin, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, section 137.115 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri requires the County Assessor, or the equivalent officer in Jackson County, the Director of Assessment, to submit a two-year assessment and equalization maintenance plan to the Legislature; and,
WHEREAS, section 137.115 requires review and approval of that plan by the Legislature; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Assessment has submitted a two-year plan, a copy of which is attached hereto, in accordance with the requirements of section 137.115, and monies required for said plan are included in the 2026 Adopted Budget; and,
WHEREAS, Article II, Section 16.7 of the Jackson County Charter gives the Legislature the power to “provide for the assessment, levy, equalization and collection of all taxes… and prescribe a method or system to facilitate the assessment, calculation, extension and collection of taxes” the Legislature has added to this Assessment Maintenance Plan to include specific requirements in EXHIBIT A to this Resolution; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the attached two-year assessment and equalization maintenance plan for 2026-2027 submitted by the Director of Assessment, and as amended in Exhibit A to this resolution, be and hereby is approved as submitted.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution No. 22149 of January 26, 2026, was duly passed on March 9, 2026 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______8__________ Nays _____0________
Abstaining _____0________ Absent _____1_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature