IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE enacting section 2066., Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to the Senior Property Tax Credit.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5866, July 22, 2024
INTRODUCED BY DaRon McGee, Jeanie Lauer, Megan L. Marshall, Jalen Anderson, Donna Peyton, Manuel Abarca IV, Venessa Huskey, Charlie Franklin, and Sean E. Smith, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, the Missouri legislature passed and the Governor signed Senate Bill 190 (SB190), codified as Section 137.1050, RSMo; and,
WHEREAS, SB190 and Section 137.1050, RSMo., became effective on August 28, 2023; and,
WHEREAS, the Missouri legislature passed and the Governor signed a related bill, Senate Bill 756 (SB756), amending Section 137.1050, RSMo; and,
WHEREAS, under SB190 and SB756, certain eligible taxpayers may receive a property tax credit; and,
WHEREAS, a taxpayer may qualify as an eligible taxpayer if the taxpayer is a Missouri resident; is sixty-two years of age or older; is an owner of record of a homestead or has legal or equitable interest in such property as evidenced by a written instrument; and is liable for the payment of real property taxes on such homestead; and,
WHEREAS, SB190, SB756, and ? 137.1050, RSMo. authorize a county to grant a property tax credit to eligible taxpayers residing in such county if a county adopts an ordinance authorizing such credit; and,
WHEREAS, on September 18, 2023, the Jackson County Legislature passed an Ordinance enacting a property tax credit to eligible taxpayers in accordance with SB190 and now wishes to amend and codify the tax credit requirements in accordance with the newly adopted SB756; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as follows: Section A. Enacting Clause.
Section 2066., Jackson County Code, 1984, is hereby enacted, to read as follows:
2066. Senior Property Tax Credit.
The Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri hereby authorizes a real propert...
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