IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
AN ORDINANCE requiring that the County revise the 2027 2026 budget in order to maintain a balanced budget and accepting the proposed budget amendment.
Intro
ORDINANCE NO. 6157, November 9, 2026
INTRODUCED BY Sean E. Smith, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, Article II of the Constitutional Home Rule Charter of Jackson County vests in the County Legislature the power to enact ordinances, to appropriate County funds, and to conduct the County’s budget process; and,
WHEREAS, Article III, Section 6 of the Charter requires the County Executive to submit to the County Legislature for approval by ordinance an annual balanced budget at the time and in the manner provided in the charter and by county ordinance; and,
WHEREAS, the Jackson County Legislature approved Ordinance 6131 that did not raise levy rates; and,
WHEREAS, the levy rates approved will be insufficient to fund general County obligations in the current budget; and,
WHEREAS, Article VII, Section 2 of the Charter states that the County Legislature may enact further requirements concerning the budget and financial affairs of the county by ordinance, which shall be governed by this charter and the constitution of the State of Missouri; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED that a budget revision is necessary in order to produce a balanced budget be submitted to the Legislature; and,
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the Jackson County Legislature accepts the below referenced budget reductions:
INSERT BUDGET REDUCTIONS HERE:
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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County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached ordinance, Ordinance No. 6157 introduced on November 9, 2026, was duly passed on _____________________________, 2026 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
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