Budget Committee
Substitute
July 16, 2007
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 2120., 2122., and 2123., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the collection of delinquent taxes, and enacting, in lieu thereof, three new sections relating to the same subject.
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ORDINANCE 3905, July 9, 2007
INTRODUCED BY Henry C. Rizzo and Dan Tarwater, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, the Legislative Auditor has submitted to the Legislature's Budget Committee five recommendations for increased legislative oversight of County financial operations; and,
WHEREAS, one of these recommendations deals with reporting and review of the status of delinquent taxes; and,
WHEREAS, the Budget Committee has endorsed this recommendation; and,
WHEREAS, with the adoption of these new reporting requirements, it is appropriate that existing, outdated reporting requirement be dispensed with; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Enacting Clause. Sections 2120., 2122., and 2123., Jackson County Code, 1984, are hereby repealed, and three new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 2120., 2122., and 2123., to read as follows:
2120. [Effort by] Collecting Authority, Powers and Duties Generally.
The Collecting Authority shall make every reasonable effort to ensure prompt and fair collection of all taxes, shall have such powers and duties as may be prescribed for county collectors by state law, and shall file such reports at such times as may be required by state law.
2122. [Second Report To Legislature.
On or before the fifteenth day of February of each year, the collecting authority shall make a second report to the County Legislature, in both dollar amount and as a percent of total taxes billed, the amount of taxes collected for the current year. The colle...
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