Jackson County Missouri - File #: 3171

• File #: 3171
• Version: 0
• Name: Reimposing 911 tax for each local telephone access line.
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/20/2001
• In control: Finance and Audit Committee
• On agenda: 8/20/2001
• Final action: 8/27/2001
• Title: AN ORDINANCE reimposing a tax of 2.0% of the tariff rate for each local telephone access line, not to exceed 100 lines per person or per location, for emergency telephone service utilizing a single three-digit number "911."
• Sponsors: Ronald E. Finley
• Indexes: 9-1-1

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/27/2001	0	Finance and Audit Committee
8/27/2001	0	County Legislature	Consent Agenda
8/27/2001	0	County Legislature	perfect	Pass
8/27/2001	0	County Legislature	suspend the rules to consider final passage	Pass
8/27/2001	0	County Legislature	Consent Agenda	Pass
8/27/2001	0	County Legislature	adopt	Pass
8/21/2001	0	County Legislature	Go To 1st Perfection	Pass
8/20/2001	0	County Legislature	assign to committee

IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI

Title
AN ORDINANCE reimposing a tax of 2.0% of the tariff rate for each local telephone access line, not to exceed 100 lines per person or per location, for emergency telephone service utilizing a single three-digit number "911."

Intro
ORDINANCE 3171, August 20, 2001

INTRODUCED BY Ronald E. Finley, County Legislator

Body
WHEREAS, §190.300 et seq., RSMo, as amended, authorized the County Legislature to establish a tax, upon a vote of the people, to finance an emergency telephone service, in an amount not to exceed two percent of the tariff rate, in those areas of the County where emergency 911 telephone service has been contracted for; and,

WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 940, the proposal was submitted to the voters of Jackson County, on August 6, 1982, for their approval of such service and tax, in accordance with §190.320, RSMo, and a majority of the votes cast on the proposal were in favor thereof; and,

WHEREAS, Southwestern Bell, under contract with the County, presently provides 911 emergency telephone services to most areas of the County, and collects a tax of 1.25% of the tariff rate for this service, pursuant to Ordinance 2916; and,

WHEREAS, United Telephone, under contract with the County presently provides 911 emergency telephone service to certain other unincorporated areas of Jackson County and to the cities of Oak Grove, Buckner, Lake Lotawana, Lone Jack, Levasy, and Sibley, and collects a tax of 1.25% of the tariff rate for this service, pursuant to Ordinance 2916; and,

WHEREAS, in view of plans for the upgrading of the regional E-911 system presented by the Mid-America Regional Council, it is appropriate that the tax be reimposed county-wide at a rate of 2% of the tariff rate; and,

WHEREAS, the tax rate proposed does not exceed the rate authorized by the voters at the election of April 6, 1982; and,

WHEREAS, the Legislature has determined that, for the protec...