Jackson County Missouri - File #: 4305

• File #: 4305
• Version: 0
• Name: County personnel and Merit System Commission
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/18/2011
• In control: Finance and Audit Committee
• On agenda: 4/18/2011
• Final action: 5/2/2011
• Title: AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 705., 710., 721., 723., 751., 7505., 7520., 7530., 7531., 7532., 7537., and 7540, Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to County personnel and the Merit System Commission, and enacting, in lieu thereof, twelve new sections relating to the same subject.
• Sponsors: Scott Burnett
• Indexes: JACKSON COUNTY CODE, MERIT SYSTEM COMMISSION

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/2/2011	0	County Legislature	Consent Agenda	Pass
5/2/2011	0	County Legislature	adopt	Pass
4/25/2011	0	Finance and Audit Committee
4/25/2011	0	County Legislature	Consent Agenda	Pass
4/25/2011	0	County Legislature	perfect	Pass
4/22/2011	0	County Legislature	Go To 1st Perfection	Pass
4/18/2011	0	County Legislature	assign to committee

IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI


Title
AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 705., 710., 721., 723., 751., 7505., 7520., 7530., 7531., 7532., 7537., and 7540, Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to County personnel and the Merit System Commission, and enacting, in lieu thereof, twelve new sections relating to the same subject.


Intro
ORDINANCE #4305, April 18, 2011

INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, County Legislator


Body
WHEREAS, the 2010 Jackson County Charter, adopted by the County's voters in August 2010, changed several of the previous charter's provisions governing County personnel and the Merit System Commission; and,

WHEREAS, in view of the 2010 Charter's adoption, certain revisions to the County Code provisions governing County personnel and the Merit System Commission are necessary to ensure that the code and Charter are consistent; and,

WHEREAS, these code revisions are in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore,

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

Section A. Enacting Clause. Sections 705., 710., 721., 723., 751., 7505., 7520., 7530., 7531., 7532., 7537., and 7540., Jackson County Code, 1984, are hereby repealed, and twelve new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 705., 710., 721., 723., 751., 7505., 7520., 7530., 7531., 7532., 7531., and 7540., to read as follows:

705. Equal Employment Opportunity.
It is the policy of Jackson County to hire well qualified persons and to retain them as employees without discrimination because of race, color, [sex] gender, age, creed or religion, ancestry or national origin, [handicap] disability, [lawful] political activity or lack of political activity, [or] union or nonunion membership, pregnancy status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, veterans status, or membership in any class protected under federal or st...