IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE submitting to the qualified voters of Jackson County at a special election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, a question authorizing Jackson County to continue its county-wide anti-drug sales tax (COMBAT) at the rate of one-quarter of one percent for a period of seven years for the purpose of the arrest, prosecution, incarceration, treatment and prevention of drug related offenses and violent crimes, and the judicial processing of adult and juvenile violators of such offenses.
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ORDINANCE #4132, August 10, 2009
INTRODUCED BY Scott Burnett, Henry C. Rizzo, Theresa Garza Ruiz, Fred Arbanas, James D. Tindall, Dennis Waits, Dan Tarwater, Greg Grounds, and Bob Spence, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 3370, dated May 12, 2003, the voters of Jackson County did, on August 5, 2003, authorize the continuation of a county-wide sales tax at the rate of one-quarter of one-percent, to be used solely to combat the serious problem of illegal drug use which was then and is still plaguing our community; and,
WHEREAS, since collections of this community-based anti-drug tax (COMBAT) began in 1990, the County has demonstrated a record of success in establishing anti-drug initiatives in the areas of law enforcement, crime prevention, treatment, and deferred prosecution, among many others; and,
WHEREAS, unless continued by the voters, COMBAT will expire on March 31, 2011; and,
WHEREAS, continuation of COMBAT at this time would allow for better and more efficient planning and allocation of anti-drug resources; and,
WHEREAS, the Legislature believes that COMBAT's record of success is such that the question of its continuation is worthy of submission to the voters of Jackson County; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri as follows:
Section Pursuant to the provisions of ยง 67.547, RSMo 2000, ...
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