IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE repealing sections 1142., and 1143., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the disposition of county-owned firearms, and enacting, in lieu thereof, two new sections relating to the same subject.
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ORDINANCE NO. 4946, December 5, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Alfred Jordan, County Legislator
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BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Enacting Clause. Sections 1142. and 1143., Jackson County Code, 1984, are hereby repealed, and two new sections enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as sections 1142. and 1143., to read as follows:
1142. Disposition of Firearms.
The Purchasing Director is authorized to dispose of surplus, excess, and/or obsolete county-owned service pistols, rifles, and/or shotguns, utilizing any and/or all of the procedures available in this chapter for the disposition of other county-owned property, provided that any such disposal or transfer must be conducted in strict accordance with state and federal law. [The listed firearms may be transferred to a federally-licensed firearms dealer as a component of a trade-in program offered by a distributor of products and services to public safety and law enforcement personnel, provided that distribution does not offer its products to civilians or the private sector].
1143. Acquisition of Service [Pistol] Weapon by Retiring Deputy Sheriff or Park Ranger.
Upon [his or her] retirement [or other departure] from full-time County employment [after twenty years of service], the sheriff, any deputy sheriff, or any park ranger may purchase from the County [his or her] the employee's assigned service [pistol] weapon at a "trade-in cost" established by the Director of Finance and Purchasing. This trade-in cost shall be that amount which the director is satisfied the County would receive from an authorized vendor if t...
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