IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION recognizing Ray James for his service and congratulating him on his retirement after many years of notable public service.
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RESOLUTION # 16380, August 13, 2007
INTRODUCED BY Dan Tarwater, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Ray James, born in Sedalia, Missouri, received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1963 from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, his Master of Public Administration from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1989, and his Chancellor's Certificate in Public Administration from the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 2006; and,
WHEREAS, Ray taught undergraduate and graduate level university courses in addition to teaching English, Russian, Social Studies, and American History in the Kansas City Public Schools; and,
WHEREAS, Ray was elected and served with distinction in the Missouri House of Representatives representing the 5th and 31st Districts from 1967-1973, received the St. Louis Globe Democrat Award as Outstanding Legislator in 1972, served as Minority Whip for the 76th General Assembly, served as Vice Chairman for the Citizens Conference on Legislative Modernization, and served as Chairman of the Missouri Highway Reciprocity Commission; and,
WHEREAS, in 1981 Ray was appointed Director of the Missouri Department of Revenue where he supervised 1500 employees, managed a 24 million dollar annual budget, restored internal desk audits of taxes, and reactivated the Criminal Investigation Bureau for the State of Missouri; and,
WHEREAS, Ray served on the Kansas City Council from 1979-1981, was appointed Vice Chairman of the Council Committee on Legislation, and acted as council representative for the Mid-America Regional Council; and,
WHEREAS, as Republican Director for the Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners, Ray has further distinguished himself in elections by instituting the first electronic voter registration s...
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