IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive and the Prosecuting Attorney to execute an Agreement for Law Enforcement Services with the Cities of Grain Valley, Greenwood, Lake Lotawana, Lone Jack, Buckner, Oak Grove, Levasy, Sugar Creek, Sibley, Blue Springs, Grandview, Independence, Lee's Summit, and Raytown, Missouri, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol, regarding the Jackson County Drug Enforcement Task Force.
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RESOLUTION 11689, April 8, 1997
INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, the voters of Jackson County have heretofore approved extension of the sales tax for a period beginning April 1, 1997, and ending on March 31, 2004, to provide funding for the efforts against illegal drugs in Jackson County; and,
WHEREAS, chapter 93, Jackson County Code (Ordinance 1941, superseding prior Ordinances 1795 and 1925), adopted by the Legislature, provides that each year not less than 50% of the proceeds of this tax shall be appropriated for the purpose of arrest, prosecution, and incarceration of drug and drug-related offenses; and,
WHEREAS, by Resolution 10950, dated September 5, 1995, the Legislature expressed its intent that the Jackson County Drug Enforcement Task Force receive 9.5% of the annual proceeds of the tax for these purposes; and,
WHEREAS, participation in the Drug Task Force is, pursuant to section 195.501 et seq., RSMo, available to the Missouri municipalities of Grain Valley, Greenwood, Lake Lotawana, Lone Jack, Buckner, Oak Grove, Levasy, Sugar Creek, Sibley, Blue Springs, Grandview, Independence, Lee's Summit, and Raytown, the Jackson County Sheriff's Department, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol; and,
WHEREAS, the Cities and the Sheriff's Department desire to support the Drug Task Force by providing thereto appropriate necessary law enforcement resources for drug enforcement purposes; and,
WHEREAS, it is the intent and desire of ...
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