Jackson County Missouri - File #: 3080

• File #: 3080
• Version: 0
• Name: Enacting §933 relating to charitable campaigns.
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/9/2000
• In control: Legislature As A Whole
• On agenda: 10/9/2000
• Final action: 10/23/2000
• Title: AN ORDINANCE enacting § 933., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to charitable campaigns for County employees, with an effective date.
• Sponsors: Victor E. Callahan
• Indexes: JACKSON COUNTY CODE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/23/2000	0	County Legislature	perfect	Pass
10/23/2000	0	County Legislature	Consent Agenda
10/23/2000	0	County Legislature	suspend the rules to consider final passage	Pass
10/23/2000	0	County Legislature	Consent Agenda	Pass
10/23/2000	0	County Legislature	adopt	Pass
10/17/2000	0	County Legislature	Go To 2nd Perfection	Pass
10/10/2000	0	County Legislature	Go To 1st Perfection	Pass
10/9/2000	0	County Legislature	assign to committee

IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI


Title
AN ORDINANCE enacting § 933., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to charitable campaigns for County employees, with an effective date.

Intro
ORDINANCE 3080, October 9, 2000

INTRODUCED BY Victor E. Callahan, County Legislator

Body
WHEREAS, the Human Resources is periodically approached by charitable organizations who wish to solicit county employees for contributions by way of a payroll deduction; and,

WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County that guidelines governing such solicitations be enacted; now therefore,

BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as follows:

Section A. Enacting Clause. Section 999., Jackson County Code, 1984, is hereby enacted, to read as follows:

933. Combined Charities Campaign Policy.
933.1 Generally.
The county will hold an annual Combined Charities Campaign during which eligible charitable federations or funds will be allowed to solicit county employees for contributions. Employees will be allowed to make direct contributions, or to pledge contributions to be deducted from employee paychecks.

933.2 Eligibility.
To be eligible to participate in the Jackson County, Missouri Combined Charities campaign as a federation or fund, a charitable organization must be an umbrella organization, it must fund at least ten member organizations and may not provide more than 10% of its revenues to any one charity, it must provide substantial services in the Jackson County area, and the federation/fund and all of its member organizations must meet the following additional criteria.

a. The organization must be organized and registered for charitable purposes under all applicable Missouri State statutes.
b. The organization must be exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) or section 170(c)(1) or (2) of the Internal Revenue Code and must have held th...