IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE repealing section 9057., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the Housing Resources Commission, and enacting, in lieu thereof, two new sections relating to the same subject.
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ORDINANCE #3592 January 3, 2005
INTRODUCED BY Ronald E. Finley, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the County's homeless assistance program, funded by a fee on recorded documents, has been in existence since 1991, and is currently administered by the Housing Resources Commission established under sections 9056. through 9058. of the county code; and,
WHEREAS, over eleven years of experience has revealed that the oversight of this program can best be done through a five (5) member commission with the assistance and cooperation of a dedicated and experienced staff person and the Legislative Auditor's Office; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Enacting Clause.
Sections 9057., Jackson County Code, 1984, is hereby repealed, and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 9057., and 9059., to read as follows: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, who shall serve as the chairman of the Commission, and four (4) Jackson County residents who shall be appointed by the County Executive subject to disapproval by the County Legislature. The term of each appointed member shall be three years. Appointments to the commission made after the effective date of Ordinance 3463s 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 cont...
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