IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION amending Rules 16 and 19 of the Rules of the Jackson County Legislature relating to the transfer of legislation between committees.
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RESOLUTION NO. 21667, July 1, 2024
INTRODUCED BY Manuel Abarca IV, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the Legislature desires to change its rules regarding how legislation can be transferred from one committee to another; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri that Rules 16 and 19 of the Rules of the Jackson County Legislature be and hereby are amended to read:
RULE SIXTEEN. Ordinances - Introduction.
A. Proposals for ordinances shall be introduced by members by submitting a Request for Legislative Action (RLA), including short title, to the County Counselor's Office. The County Counselor's Office shall assign a number to the proposal and transmit it to the County Clerk to place it on the agenda for the next regular meeting. Upon the reading of the short title at the meeting, the sponsoring member or members may briefly explain the purpose and application of the proposal.
B. A proposal for any ordinance which would grant a permit under Chapter 240 of the Jackson County Code, the Unified Development Code, shall be assigned a number and placed on the agenda for the next regular meeting by the Clerk, without a sponsor. For purposes of compliance with other provisions of this Rule, Rule Seventeen governing the perfection of ordinances, Rule Twenty-one, governing the results of no action on ordinances and resolutions, and Rule Twenty-two, governing the dropping of ordinances and resolutions, the chair of the Legislature's Land Use Committee shall be deemed the sponsor of such an ordinance. (Resolution #11766)
C. Proposals for ordinances shall be assigned to the appropriate committee by the Chairman of the Legislature. If a [sponsor of the proposal] Legislator objects to assignment to that particular c...
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