IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 240., 276., and 285., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to certain County officers, and enacting, in lieu thereof, three new sections relating to the same subject.
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ORDINANCE #3975, February 25, 2008
INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, certain sections of chapter 2 of the County Code, relating to County governmental operations, have not been reviewed and revised in over twenty years; and,
WHEREAS, in the interim, other sections have been enacted that conflict with these older sections; and,
WHEREAS, certain sections relating to the County Counselor and Public Administrator have become particularly outdated and obsolete; and,
WHEREAS, the amendments proposed in this Ordinance are in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of the County; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Enacting Clause. Sections 240., 276., and 285., Jackson County Code, 1984, are hereby repealed, and three new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 240., 276., and 285., to read as follows:
240. County Counselor, Staff Authorized.
The County Counselor shall have [a] such staff [of not more than five (5) assistant county counselors who devote full time to their duties; not more than six (6) associate county counselors who employment may be part time; and not more than four (4) secretaries] as may be authorized in the annual budget. All [assistant and associate county counselors] lawyers in the County Counselor's Office shall serve at the pleasure of the County Counselor.
276. Public Administrator, Salary.
The Public Administrator of Jackson County, Missouri shall receive an annual salary [of seventy-five thousand and five dollars ($75,0005.00)] as determined pursuant to section 285. of this chapter.
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