IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
AN ORDINANCE setting the 2026 merchants’ and manufacturers' inventory replacement tax levy.
Intro
ORDINANCE NO. 6132, September 14, 2026
INTRODUCED BY Donna Peyton, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, the Missouri Constitution, Article X, Section 6, and RSMo Section 139.600, provide for a tax levy to be charged against the assessed valuation of real property listed in subclass 3 (utility, industrial, commercial and railroad property) of class one property (real estate), to replace revenues lost from the exemption of merchants' and manufacturers' inventories; and,
WHEREAS, this replacement levy has been calculated in accordance with RSMo section 139.600; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the 2026 replacement levy be set at the rate of $1.437 per one hundred dollars of assessed valuation of real property in subclass 3 of class one property.
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. 6132 introduced on September 14, 2026, was duly passed on September 28, 2026 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas ______8_________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining ____1_______ Absent ______0_______
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No. 6132.
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Date Phil LeVota, County Executive