Jackson County Missouri - File #: 2511

• File #: 2511
• Version: 0
• Name: New section in Code/Anti-Drug Sales Tax.
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 2/1/1996
• In control: Clerk of the County Legislature
• On agenda: 2/5/1996
• Final action: 2/5/1996
• Title: AN ORDINANCE enacting section 9308., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the Anti-Drug Sales Tax, and renumbering subsequent sections accordingly.
• Sponsors: John Patrick Burnett
• Indexes: ANTI-DRUG, JACKSON COUNTY CODE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/5/1996	0	County Legislature	suspend the rules to consider final passage	Pass
2/5/1996	0	County Legislature	perfect	Pass
2/5/1996	0	County Legislature	adopt	Pass
2/5/1996	0	County Legislature	veto overridden	Pass
2/5/1996	0	County Executive	vetoed	Pass

IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
AN ORDINANCE enacting section 9308., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the Anti-Drug Sales Tax, and renumbering subsequent sections accordingly.

Intro
ORDINANCE 2511, February 5, 1996

INTRODUCED BY John Patrick Burnett, County Legislator

Body
WHEREAS, a portion of the proceeds of the County's anti-drug sales tax imposed pursuant to 9301. of the County Code is authorized to be used for "judicial processing of adult and juvenile violators of drug related offenses;" and,

WHEREAS, the appointment of defense attorneys for those accused of drug related offenses who are unable to afford an attorney is included within the scope of "judicial processing;" and,

WHEREAS, article II, 16.40 of the County Charter gives the Legislature the power to "establish and maintain, or provide for the financial support of, programs providing legal aid or services in both civil and criminal matters to indigent persons in the county;" and,

WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County that the Legislature establish a program to provide for the representation by qualified attorneys of indigents charged with drug related offenses in the Circuit Court of Jackson County; now therefore,

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

Section A. Enacting Clause. Section 9308., Jackson County Code, 1984, is hereby enacted, to read as follows, with existing subsequent sections to be renumbered accordingly:

9308. County Counselor to Serve as Coordinator of Drug Defense.
The county counselor shall serve as the county's coordinator of matters relating to the appointment of attorneys to defend indigent persons charged with drug-related offenses. The duties of the county counselor in this regard shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:

9308.1 Standards for Appointed Counsel.
The county counselor shal...